Motivating Question: When an Elephant Charges, Is It Walking or Running?
Monday, February 15, 2010 - 11:49
in Mathematics & Economics
Anyone who watched Ethiopia's Derartu Tulu win the 2009 New York City Marathon would agree: She was running. But what about high-speed elephants ? Their five-ton frames preclude them from breaking into a bouncy jog, yet charging elephants can reach speeds on par with Tulu's. But are they running? [More]
Read the whole article on Scientific American
More from Scientific American
Related
- Elephant legs are much bendier than Shakespeare thoughtFri, 22 Aug 2008, 3:22:30 EDT
- Are high speed elephants running or walking?Fri, 12 Feb 2010, 6:35:54 EST
- Relocating elephants fails to decrease human–wildlife conflictWed, 12 Dec 2012, 15:36:01 EST
- Seeing double: Africa's 2 elephant speciesTue, 21 Dec 2010, 17:34:25 EST
- Roads bring death and fear to forest elephantsMon, 27 Oct 2008, 20:29:44 EDT