(Posted 23rd June 2026)
Courtesy of African Elephant News
| Helen Pilcher, BBC Wildlife(U.K), June 21, 2026 |
| Elephants can certainly shift. African elephants can reach top speeds of up to 40 kilometres per hour, albeit over short distances only. This is more than twice as fast as the average human runner, so it seems like an open and shut case. Elephants win. Humans lose. Only not so fast. Unleash your inner pedant, and let’s think, for a moment, about what running actually is. |
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