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Brief text introduces the concepts of fast and slow, comparing some of the world's fastest animals with animals that are slow
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Fast And Slow: An Animal Opposites Book (A+ Books)
July 15, 2005, Capstone Press
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0736842748 9780736842747
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Peregrine falcon diving : sources differed widely, 90 lowest number found 270 highest number found, several sources agreed 200+ mph
Cosmopolitan sailfish : 68 mph
Cheetah : 60-70 mph
Pronghorn : 60 mph
Ostrich : 40-45 mph
Coyote : 40 mph
Zebra : 40 mph
Hare : 35-45 mph
Red kangaroo : 30-40 mph
Dragonfly : 36 mph
Gibbon : 35 mph
Killer whale : 35 mph
Human sprinting : 22-28 mph
Manatee :16 mph in short burst if threatened
Bumble bee : 6-7 mph
Human swimming : 5-6 mph
Pangolin : 3 mph (only one source confirmed this actual speed)
Human walking : 2.8 mph
Emporer penguin : 1.02 mph (only one source confirmed this actual speed)
Galapagos tortoise : 0.17 mph
Three-toed sloth: 0.15 mph
Snail: 0.03 mph
Seahorse : 0.01 mph
Slow loris : couldn't find any data with specific speeds listed
Gila monster : couldn't find any data with specific speeds listed
Koala : couldn't find any data with specific speeds listed
North american porcupine : couldn't find any data with specific speeds listed
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 31) and index
IMC copy given in memory of Edward & Gladys Swenson and Robert L. Mount
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