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Is 400 centimeters per minute as fast as a Gazelle?

It's about one-three-hundred-fiftieth as fast as a Gazelle
The speed of a Gazelle is about 100,000 centimeters per minute.
(for Thomson's Gazelle, a.k.a. Eudorcas thomsoni, a.k.a. "Tommie", a.k.a. "Tommy")
A Thomson's gazelle can reach speeds of up to 100,000 centimeters per minute. The gazelle's speed doesn't match that of its chief predator, the cheetah, but a gazelle's endurance usually ensures an escape in distances greater than 500 m (0.3 mi).
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