 Also, lions are really short distance sprinters, so they can't sustain their top speed for a long time. Now, hyenas, another top predator, the giraffe, their top speed is about the same as the giraffe, about 35 miles per hour. But the hyenas hunt cooperatively, meaning they can work together to bring down a giraffe, since a single hyena is probably not strong enough to take down a giraffe. Yes, Mother Nature can be very cruel. That's right.