Dawn Productions » big cats https://www.dawn-productions.com Dawn is a catalyst. Fri, 14 Feb 2020 22:08:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 This is why the speedy cheetah leaves even the fastest cars in its dust https://www.dawn-productions.com/videos/this-is-why-the-speedy-cheetah-leaves-even-the-fastest-cars-in-its-dust/ https://www.dawn-productions.com/videos/this-is-why-the-speedy-cheetah-leaves-even-the-fastest-cars-in-its-dust/#comments Thu, 12 Jun 2014 10:00:10 +0000 Cris Popenoe https://www.dawn-productions.com/?p=15434
03:02 The cheetah is undisputed king of speed. With a flexible spine and feet like tire treads, the cheetah is built not only for speed but for unrivaled acceleration. Zero to sixty in just three seconds, with a top speed of 75 MPH. In this awesome video from The Smithsonian you’ll  see the speed and flexibility […]...]]>

03:02 The cheetah is undisputed king of speed. With a flexible spine and feet like tire treads, the cheetah is built not only for speed but for unrivaled acceleration. Zero to sixty in just three seconds, with a top speed of 75 MPH. In this awesome video from The Smithsonian you’ll  see the speed and flexibility of this wonder of nature and learn the how and why.

]]> https://www.dawn-productions.com/videos/this-is-why-the-speedy-cheetah-leaves-even-the-fastest-cars-in-its-dust/feed/ 1 Cheetahs on the Edge – mesmerizing slow motion footage of the world’s fastest runner https://www.dawn-productions.com/videos/cheetahs-on-the-edge-mesmerizing-slow-motion-footage-of-the-worlds-fastest-runner/ https://www.dawn-productions.com/videos/cheetahs-on-the-edge-mesmerizing-slow-motion-footage-of-the-worlds-fastest-runner/#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2012 16:30:47 +0000 Cris Popenoe https://www.dawn-productions.com/?p=9005
07:07 Remarkable footage shot by a National Geographic crew who set up a camera on a 400-foot-long track — and tried to keep up with the cheetahs as they raced along at more than 60 miles per hour, chasing a piece of meat.  The camera shot 1,200 frames of video per second, fast enough that […]...]]>

07:07 Remarkable footage shot by a National Geographic crew who set up a camera on a 400-foot-long track — and tried to keep up with the cheetahs as they raced along at more than 60 miles per hour, chasing a piece of meat.  The camera shot 1,200 frames of video per second, fast enough that two seconds of a cheetah running all-out take two minutes to play.

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