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ysabetwordsmith ([personal profile] ysabetwordsmith) wrote 2025-05-03 01:20 am (UTC)

Hmm ...

Greyhound dog top race speed = about 45 mph

Cougar = 40-50 mph

Whitetail deer = 35-40 mph

Wolf = 31-37 mph

Average human = 28 mph

American crocodile = 20 mph

Nile crocodile = 19-22 mph

Saltwater crocodile = 15-18 mph

I could not find speed estimates for any hooved crocodile. If we guess half again to double the speed of a short-legged one, however, that would be 30-40 mph which is faster than a human and at least equal to many other terrestrial predators. But still a little slower than a greyhound's top racing speed.

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