Thursday, April 03, 2003

ELEPHANTS SPEEDIER THAN THEY LOOK - STUDY

They're known for their plodding pace but elephants are more quick-footed than they appear and may even break into a run, researchers said yesterday.

"We do find evidence that elephants run, in a sense," said John Hutchinson of Stanford University in California.

[Researchers] found the average walking speed was 4.5 miles per hour (7.2 km) but 32 animals reached a top speed of up to 15 miles (24 km) per hour and three exceeded that.

And, the point of this study was...?

:: Posted by pete @ 10:55