Super Animals: Super Speedsters
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"Super Animals: Super Speedsters" explores the extraordinary speed and agility of various animals, emphasizing the adaptations that make them nature’s fastest creatures. The video showcases the cheetah, the fastest land animal, with aerodynamic bodies and flexible spines enabling speeds of 70 mph. The peregrine falcon, with speeds exceeding 230 mph during dives, demonstrates superior aerial maneuverability. The African secretary bird's swift, lethal kicks and the sailfish's remarkable aquatic speed display the diverse adaptations across species. Highlighting these super-speedsters’ natural abilities supports life science subjects and aligns with Common Core standards, focusing on biological adaptations and animal behaviors. Part of the "Super Animals" series.
Media Details
Runtime: 22 minutes 8 seconds
- Topic: Science
- Subtopic: Animal Behavior, Animals, Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Physiology, Zoology
- Grade/Interest Level: 4 - 12
- Release Year: 2023
- Producer/Distributor: Steve Rotfeld Productions
- Series: Super Animals
- Voicer: Kelly Brennan
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