How Fast Can an Elephant Accelerate? #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #animals #krugernationalpark | Wildest Kruger Sightings

Training for the future! Running at full tilt, an adult African elephants can reach a zippy gait of 25 miles / 40 kilometres per hour. However, they’re more skilled at the marathon than the sprint: In an average day, elephants traverse about 35 miles / 55 kilometres. (They can cover 2-3x that distance during the dry season, when they must venture far for food and water.) Thus, these baby jaunts are useful exercises for the future! We work across Kenya to rescue Kenya’s orphaned elephants and pro

Of all the surprising things about elephants - their hidden talent for speed is one of our favourites. Did you know? Elephants' top running speed is 40km/hour (24.85 mph). That's a marathon in 60mins! While elephants can technically break the world record for the marathon by an hour (!!) the truth is, they can only sustain this speed for a sprint of around 50 meters. It's rather mind-bogglig, considering that some of the biggest elephants can weigh up to 14,000 lbs (6,350 kgs) - It's not too lat