Are high speed elephants running or walking?

Friday, February 12, 2010 - 10:21 in Biology & Nature

Elephants can move fast, but can they ever be said to be truly "running"? Researchers have measured the colossal forces generated by high-speed elephants and found that the animals do conserve energy like runners by recycling it like a pogo stick, however, they do not bounce like runners. What is more they are three times more economical than human runners.

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