Are high speed elephants running or walking where
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Elephants can move fast, but can they ever be said to be truly 'running'? Researchers have measured the colossal forces generated by high-speed elephants and found that the animals do conserve energy like runners by recycling it like a pogo stick, however, they do not bounce like runners. What is more they are three times more economical than human runners.
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