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| Speed Face-Off: Leopard Seal vs. Nile Crocodile | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Jun 1 2013, 08:05 PM (218 Views) | |
| Pyrite | Jun 1 2013, 08:05 PM Post #1 |
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Spot on!
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Which of these two water predators would win in a swimming race? |
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| Captain Toad | Jun 1 2013, 09:10 PM Post #2 |
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Time for adventure!~
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I'm going to side with the Nile Crocodile here. It seems to have considerable speed on its part. xD
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| ObsessedwithBirds | Jun 1 2013, 10:02 PM Post #3 |
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I had a book about animals and their speeds in land, water and air. I can't find it. Though Google is helpful: "When swimming, the Nile crocodile can move at speeds of 30-35 km/h (19-22 mi/h) for extended periods of time." http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/crocodiles/nile.php "The front flippers are used for steering and they are very long which helps the seal to change direction quickly - important when chasing fast- swimming prey. It can swim at speeds up to 24 mph when chasing its penguin prey - a little faster than the fastest penguin." http://www.ypte.org.uk/animal/seal-leopard-/169 |
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| Pyrite | Jun 4 2013, 08:39 PM Post #4 |
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Spot on!
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Interesting. Although a source I looked at had the Leopard Seal's top speed as 18 mph. Clearly this would be very close. |
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| ObsessedwithBirds | Jun 5 2013, 07:14 AM Post #5 |
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I think it would be. It'd almost be a tie. |
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It seems to have considerable speed on its part. xD

3:23 PM Jul 11