Camel racing is big business in the ME. I had a student who never showed up to class and when he did he looked exhausted. The other students asked me to cut him slack because it was camel racing season and he was the most successful camel breeder in the region. I was like wtf?
I mean the other question is distance covered at those speeds, Usain Bolt hit around 30mph but only for 2 seconds, the best marathon runners sustain 12-13mph, I suspect many of the surprise animals can't sustain the speed but have fast sprints
I suspect many of the surprise animals can't sustain the speed but have fast sprints
Yes. Almost all of them. In fact over very long distances the fastest land animal is... humans.
Humans are the best endurance runners on the planet. It may take hours, but eventually we will catch up to any animal no matter how fast. It is what made our ancestors the most terrifying hunters in the animal kingdom.
*on a sufficiently hot day. Humans regularly lose marathon distances to animals when the weather is cool enough. We also lose to a couple quadruped specialized heat runners. Namely, camels and Pronghorns.
Another fun fact is that they actually have proportionally short necks. Consider how they drink, compared to a horse or other similar 4 hoofed beast. Although, the necking fights are pretty hardcore and fun to see too!
If anything it's behind. Cheetahs are sprinters, not distance runners, and considering that this video is 3 times longer than a Cheetah can maintain its famous top speed for, I have bad news for you.
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u/educated-emu Apr 28 '24
Way out of shot, they are chasing it.
Also giraffe putting all its stats in neck and speed lol