Thursday, October 23, 2008

What about other animals?

We all know the T-Rex doesn't live now, but there are many animals that do.

Here are some of their speeds to 'check out' ... from slow to fastest.
How many would you beat in a race?

1. garden snail 50m/hour or 0.05 km/hr
2. giant tortoise 370m/hr or 0.37km/hr
3. cockroach 3.5 km/hr
4. rat 10 km/hr
5. polar bear 10 km/hr (swimming)
6. crocodile 14 km/hr
7. honeybee 18 km/hr
8. pig 18 km/hr
9. sea trout (fish) 24 km/hr (swimming)
10. black mamba snake 23 km/hr
11. spiny-tailed iguana 35 km/hr
12. African elephant 40 km/hr
13. rhinoceros 51 km/hr
14. tiger shark 53 km/hr (swimming)
15. polar bear 56 km/hr (running)
16. red kangaroo 65 km/hr
17. greyhound (dog) 66 km/hr
18. racehorse 69 km/hr
19. hare 72 km/hr
20. ostrich 72 km/hr
21. bluefin tuna (fish) 74 km/hr
22. Thomson/s gazelle 80 km/hr
23. pronghorn antelope 88 km/hr
24. racing pigeon 97 km/hr (flying)
25. Mollard duck 105 km/hr
26. cheetah 105 km/hr
27. spine-tailed swift 171 km/hr (flying)
28. peregrin falcon 201 km/hr (flying)

Phewww ... imagine being able to run as fast as some of these animals and birds?

What about other athletes? How fast do they go?

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