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Re: Fastest runners

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Mary LaMarca

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Mary LaMarca

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Thu, 10 Aug 2006 18:27:55 -0400

They don't call me the Fastest Googler on the Block for nothing, Janet - although scholars (and 
websites) differ on how fast an ostrich can run (different sites say 42, 43, 50, 60 mph - none of 
them, of course, give a scientific reference or citation as to where their figures came from), The Bird 
Almanac states that the fastest running flighted bird is, indeed, the Greater Roadrunner, clocking 
(clucking?) in at 46 km/h (or 26 mph for us non-metric folks). See the site below for other bird 
biggest, littlest, fastest, etc. trivia!

http://www.birding.com/BirdRecords1.htm

Mary LaMarca
Silver Spring, MD