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The Fastest Animals on Earth

In order to survive, every organism is likely to have at least one skill that it can perform better than any other creature, or will become perfectly suited to a particular way of life. Let's take a look at some animals whose ability to use unusual parts of their body with great speed gives them an edge. Think of it as a mostly alternative list of the fastest animals – and there won't be a cheetah in sight.

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Little Shrimp Kicks Ass on Treadmill

Two marine biologists – Prof David Scholnick of the Pacific University of Oregon and Lou Burnett of Grice Marine Laboratory at the College of Charleston – built an underwater treadmill as part of a research project investigating how bacterial infection may affects a shrimp’s endurance. They had no idea whether shrimp would actually run on it.

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