Wonder of ScienceA stunning slow-motion tracking shot of a cheetah running captured at 1200 frames per second.
Source: https://vimeo.com/53914149
More details: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icFMTB0Pi0g
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Timo Grün@wonderofscience Fascinating. Only one paw on the ground at a time makes sense. Then there is effectively more continuous forward drive. At the same time the fore and rear paws return from their strides as pairs, which is more efficient.