Planet Earth is home to incrediblya huge number of different animals, each type of which is different habitat, habits and unique capabilities. By studying them, people learned to compare their abilities. Scientists and researchers have established the so-called ratings of the strongest, fastest running, jumping, largest and smallest species of land and waterfowl, etc. In turn, a dispute arose about who is faster: a lion or an elk? And we will talk about this in our article.
Practically for all representatives of the fauna the mainthe vital issue is the speed of movement, and predators must hunt and catch up, and their victims must run away. In this connection, in principle, quite legitimate questions arose. Who is the best runner: fox or rabbit? Who is faster: a lion or an elk? Certain categories of prominent runners are also compared, for example, among artiodactyls or predators of the cat family.
So, according to the results of repeated observationsthe palm of speed running among wild cats was given to a dayhill cheetah. And give him his due, before we compare, who is faster: a lion or an elk.
With its weight of 45-65 kilograms gracefulcheetah not only overtook his fellows, but is considered the fastest among all the land animals in the world! In just 3 seconds, the cheetah accelerates to 120 km / h, and its only weakness is that it cannot run for long at such a speed, and after hunting the tired beast needs half an hour to rest. However, the predator has enough of this short time to catch its prey. And nothing that the cheetah is considered the weakest of the cats, but he is a real sprinter!
So, in the first place in the race among predatory catsturned out to be a cheetah. And what about the king of beasts? Leo is the heaviest representative of his family, his weight can be 125-200 kilograms. Therefore, he is in the ranking of the fastest land animals not the first, but the second place.
Cheetah rival, lion can reach speedup to 80 km / h. Lighter females usually hunt, although males also help to drive prey. The strength of the lions is that they get food, united in small groups. Predators are sneaking up close to the herd (about 30 meters), because they cannot catch up with the victim for a long time: they quickly dry out. Then they fall on the herd, drive their victim into the ring and attack.
Like cheetahs, lions run well for shortdistance These are incredibly strong animals. And although the prey of lions, such as antelope, can also compete in the speed of movement, most often they are doomed to become a victim of a predator.
Before finding out which of the animals runs faster:lion or elk, find out what is the fastest cloven-hoofed animal. Natural prey for large predators of the feline family are gazelles, antelopes, Vilorogi, kulans, and occasionally elks.
In the first place in the speed race isthe pronghorn antelope, capable of traveling at a speed of 100 km / h. The speed of the animal is due to physiology: a large heart, a large volume of lungs and a thick trachea. In addition, there are shock absorbers on the front legs - cartilaginous pads, which soften the run over sharp stones. Such data confer the ability of the Viloroga to move quickly, although this does not always save the lightning-fast cheetah from its claws.
With its large size elk swims well,and runs at a speed of 70-75 km / h, so it rarely becomes the prey of large predators. On the podium among the dozens of the fastest relatives he is in second place, and among all the other animals - in the seventh place!
It is the largest beast of the deer family, weightwhich reaches males 600 kilograms. The size of the huge 30-pound horns - about two meters. On natural pastures, moose feed on grass, berries, moss, and also mushrooms, leaves, and tree bark. At such moments, the animal can become a desirable prey of a large predatory cat, for example a lion. This is where doubts arise who is faster: a lion or an elk.
By the way, this artiodactyl not only swims well, but can even hold your breath for a minute under water!
Lions are excellent and powerful hunters, and mooserun fast enough. If we compare the speed values, then deciding which beast is faster: a lion or an elk, it becomes obvious that the lion’s figure, 80 km / h, is a little bit, but exceeds the moose level 70-75 km / h. So wildcat is the best sprinter.
However, this does not mean a hopeless fate.hoofed animal It's all about the natural capabilities of both species. While the king of beasts is more agile and quick, in pursuit he can rush about two hundred meters with a maximum speed, and then slows down. But the survivor will be long and tedious to rush at a speed of under 80, having killed his pursuer. Yes, he also has horns that can also be rebuffed in the case of close combat. That is why lions reluctantly attack moose.
So it does not matter who runs faster: a lion or an elk, because the result of a competition for life or death depends on many other factors, even such as a happy event.
