February 12, 2010
Do fast elephants walk or run?
Source: BBC
With their awkward, lumbering gait, elephants moving at high speed are not the most graceful of animals – but are they walking or running?
Now scientists believe they have an answer: new research confirms that they do both – at the same time.
By observing elephants moving across a hi-tech track, the team found the hefty creatures run with their front legs but walk with their back legs.
