Do fast elephants walk or run?

February 12th, 2010 by Green Earth Facts Bookmark and Share Leave a reply »

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.

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