Members Ryst Posted November 30, 2012 Members Share Posted November 30, 2012 ABSOLUTELY STUNNING. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ernest Buckley Posted November 30, 2012 Members Share Posted November 30, 2012 Originally Posted by Ryst ABSOLUTELY STUNNING. Wow, the cameraman runs just as fast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TimOBrien Posted November 30, 2012 Members Share Posted November 30, 2012 Get up early (7-8am est) or set the dvr to Animal Planet and watch "Big Cat Diaries". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UstadKhanAli Posted December 1, 2012 Members Share Posted December 1, 2012 There's probably a few that are waiting for footage of cougars in slow motion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UstadKhanAli Posted December 1, 2012 Members Share Posted December 1, 2012 That is very very cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Anderton Posted December 1, 2012 Members Share Posted December 1, 2012 Two thoughts: 1. I can't believe how much time the cheetah spends not even touching the ground. 2. Poachers should be shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rangefinder Posted December 1, 2012 Members Share Posted December 1, 2012 Originally Posted by Anderton Two thoughts:1. I can't believe how much time the cheetah spends not even touching the ground. IIRC, human 100-meter sprinters spend less than a second during the 10-second race in actual contact with the ground. Given two legs vs. four, that might be even a smaller ratio than the cheetah. For what it's worth... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hard Truth Posted December 1, 2012 Members Share Posted December 1, 2012 This reveals that their running is a series of leaps/jumps. The back legs do all the work and the front legs are stabilizers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ernest Buckley Posted December 2, 2012 Members Share Posted December 2, 2012 What amazed me most besides the cameraman running just as fast was how little their heads moved... amazing stability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ryst Posted December 6, 2012 Author Members Share Posted December 6, 2012 Originally Posted by Anderton 2. Poachers should be shot. Agreed. I actually got to see a Cheetah run the San Diego Zoo. It's one thing to see it on camera, but to witness it in person hit over 60mph in a matter of seconds is pretty incredible. I have so much love for Big cats. I plan on working with them a lot once I'm done doing this music thing. Either at an animal sanctuary or zoo or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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