WASHINGTON (AP) — Everyone knows cheetahs are blazingly fast. Now new research illustrates how their acceleration and nimble zigzagging leave other animals in the dust and scientists in awe.
Researchers first determined that cheetahs can run twice as fast as Olympian Usain Bolt on a straightaway. Then they measured the energy a cheetah muscle produces compared to body size and calculated the same for Bolt, the sprinter. They found the cheetah had four times the crucial kick power of the Olympian. http://www.boston.com/news/science/2013/06/12/cheetah-acceleration-power-key-their-success/fZh3Vq1x3QB1HYCcquYcOL/story.html
Article courtesy of Boston.com by Seth Borenstein/AP Science Writer
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