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RE: The Land Of Myth and Dinosaurs!

in #science • 6 years ago

"The largest land animal today is an elephant, and they move slowly because of their bulk"

Sorry just wanted to point out elephants have been clocked at 15mph supposedly can run up to 25 mph not exactly slow

Im hoping to visit later this year.

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     6 years ago 

    Actually scientists really thought elephants couldn’t run, that is all feet are off the ground....this is a funny article about this huge philosophical question😆😆😆

    Scientifically speaking, there are a number of ways to tell whether an animal runs. The classic definition is that running happens when all feet are off the ground during each stride. Recall the famous stop-motion pics taken by 19th century photographer Eadweard Muybridge. He showed that when running, horses lift all four legs simultaneously between

    https://whyfiles.org/shorties/128elephant_run/

    I was right but....now with new scientific findings I admit I’m wrong😁😘

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    Sorry im not sure about the run not run situation as you point out to run means to lift all limbs of the ground I just used the term freely as in to move fast.
    Was just addressing the matter of speed itself.
    25 mph are the older stats
    15 mph around is what they have been clocked at according to recent studies (dont think they managed to just happen to come across the fastest elephant on earth :)
    But even the 15 mph thats not far of double the speed of an athlete running the marathon.

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