How do cheetahs run so fast?

BBSRC funded scientist try to find out what makes cheetahs run so fast compared to humans, greyhounds and race horses.

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Science & Technology

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• cheetahs
• animals
• science
• bioscience
• locomotion
• vet
• bbsrc
• zoo
• rvc
• running
• wild cats
• biotechnology
• research
• council
• whipsnade
• veterinary
• big cat
• race
• gallop
• speed
• camera
• 1000fps
• cute
• cat

[FUDGEoclock]

DAMN NATURE YOU SCARY 

[blessedbranch]

What was the purpose of this? You showed us none of the results. A completer waste of my time.

[Stalley75]

cheetahs eat babies all the time, sneaking into huts

[Mekkelek006]

P00R Cheetah was PUNKED!

[theophilis]

@0mega7000 yeah, i've seen video of a friend on safari, his group came across like 3 or 4 cheaters or something, and one woman, )yeah she was slim and looked kind of fit but definitley not that strong) held two of them off as if they were weak and malnourished labradore dogs. The cheater looks scary but apparently, it really isn't and they are really easy compared to say lions or wolves, to take down.

[andresiniesta1234567]

fuck this

[Ethan47941]

@FUDGEoclock urban dictionary?



[xligerPS3]

Actually cheetahs can run that fast

[stevenzv7]

they are cheaters at running!

[beyonceboy100]

@Stalley75 U SERIOus hahaha u dumb

[Stalley75]

This is so fake. No animal can run that fast. This is just a bunch of fake science like evolution, global warming, and God.

[0mega7000]

@NYzwolf I don't think you need to worry about losing a fight to a Cheetah for several reasons, one is that they're quite timid, second because they avoid confrontation due to one little injury could lead to them never hunting again, third because they simple are built really small and fragilely, any healthy man with a small amount of muscle power could his own against an aggressive Cheetah.

[NYzwolf]

The average human proly runs around 8 to 10 mph, the average american probably 6 to 8 mph, the top speed human has reached is around 27 mph , the theoretical limit is like 30 mph for a human on foot.

Cheetah would still eat a human if it can run 70 mph, thus if you are being chased by a cheetah, you probably stand a better chance of standing your ground and fighting it off with a stick or something ^^

[leahlushhxo]

dammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmnnnn­nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn  natue you scary

[GMPro24]

@BlueQBlue lmaoooooooooooo

[BlueQBlue]

0:49 Sounds like CJ out of San andreas getting burned and losing health. LOL

[renesmeedawn51]

so how does a cheetah run so fast?

[realar]

@jenn1ifer That is an opinion, I think every accent aids funny or enjoyable dialogue. I've found the british do really cool readings, the scottish (my heritage) provide a sense of knowledge of the land or give the impression they are good at golf, italians give off a great cuisine knowhow, australians seem very adventurous, and rednecks imply their skill at a firearm. I think american english is too vague because there's not one central accent in America there's also philly.

[jenn1ifer]

if im white, how am i going to be racist against someone else who is white? not possible. theres nothing wrong with the london accent, but out of all the white accents, british, scottish, itiaians, austrilans, and american, and american rednecks from the south, the "normal" american english sounds the best.

[realar]

@jenn1ifer Your racism is showing, that is english you're just too stubborn to accept other forms of the same.

[zippo7224]

@bagsakan234567 so why did you post that same comment like 6 times?

[zippo7224]

@shurikun1314 yeah, i could barely understand what that bitch was saying at the beggining of the video, you gotta listen to the beggining 2 times to understand

[shurikun1314]

@jenn1ifer must be your ears filled with wax. go clean them out.

[jenn1ifer]

i cant understand shit the engladn lasy is saying. she needs to speak ENGLISH!! american english is easy to understand. london english sounds weird!!