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How Fast Can an Elephant Run?
Researchers at a conservation center in Thailand tested many variables to study an elephant’s gait and how they accelerate when facing danger. (6:20)
Produced by: Centre audiovisuel/UCL, Belgium
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Comments (1)
How about studying the training for elephants at festivals held where they race and play a form of polo? These are in India or Thailand; I remember seeing them in National Geographic documentaries on elephants.
Posted by GrayCat on May 3,2010 | 04:22 PM