Athletic Animal thread

[DM51]

My dog's favorite toy is on top of the door. He can see it there, and he wants it back…

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How about that?

Does anyone else have an athletic animal?

 

[jhanko]

That's quite a jump! I can't tell from the pictures if he got it or not. Here is my athletic dog. As you can see, his ball-catching skills suck!

 

[knot]

I have a few birds but no crows. Some birds are very intelligent.

No brawn but much brain: http://www.sciencemag.org/feature/data/crow/weirmovie.mov

More incredible tool making and use: http://users.ox.ac.uk/~kgroup/tools/tool_manufacture.shtml

 

[DM51]

That's quite a jump! I can't tell from the pictures if he got it or not.

Yes, he got it, on about the 3rd jump. BTW, in case you hadn't guessed his breed, he is a Springer Spaniel - quite appropriate!

 

[DFiorentino]

Athletic...uh, yeah.

-DF

 

[GreySave]

No photos to post (Have to practice that some time), but two retired greyhounds in the family. Greyhounds run at 42 MPH on average, 45 MPH for a really fast dog, and maybe a hair more with a "tail" wind.......And they reach that speed in about 3-4 strides. Want to feel really humbled? Try running flat out next to a greyhound. He'll blow by you so fast you might as well stand still. Remarkable speed.