NO LARGE ANIMAL IS QUITE AS GOOD AT LIVING IN THE TREETOPS AS THE
CONTENTS SMAR TEST ANIMALS ON LAND CLEVER GET TING THE MESSAGE DE TECTOR POWER SUPER SENSES VANISHING ACT BRILLIANT BUILDERS PUZZLE MASTERS TOOL USERS STAY ING ALIVE IN THE ARCTIC DESERT SURVIVORS THE BEST OF THE BEST SPECIAL SKILLS INDEX PETA MIAMI IIIIIIIIIIIAMIAMITMANTHIA MARIANNAH
SMARTEST ANIMALS ON LAND Some people think animals aren't very smart They could not be more wrong Nearly all animals are very good at what they were born to do far better than humans And they have special skills and characteristics that help them to survive This book introduces you to some of the most amazing land animals Here's a taste of how amazing land animals are before we even get on to the really clever stuff o O ONE SPRINTERS The fastest creature on land is the cheetah above It can run at speeds of up to 75 miles per hour 121 kilometers per hour and accelerate to nearly 60 miles per hour 100 km h in three seconds HIGH JUMP A little African antelope called the kipspringer left can jump nearly 25 feet 8 meters in the air and land on a rock no bigger than a coin This is because it stands on the tips of its hooves making it a very agile rock
LONG JUMP Australia's red kangaroo left can cover 30 feet 9 m in a single leap as it bounds along It also jumps at speed up to 35 miles per hour S6 km h and keeps this up for many miles without tiring The tendons in its hind legs act like springs pushing it into the next leap ALL ROUNDER The hare right is a super athlete of the animal world It can run at speeds of up to 4S miles per hour 72 km h and leap nearly 13 feet 4 m in a single bound HURDLING In a steeplechase horse race horses have to jump thirty or so fences well over 4 3 feet 13 m tall while running 3 miles 5 km They are trained to save their energy as they race so they will have a burst of speed when
