Do elephants walk or run... or do both at once?

With their awkward, lumbering gait, elephants moving at high speed are not the most graceful of animals - but are they walking or running?

Now scientists believe they have an answer: new research confirms that they do both - at the same time.



By observing elephants moving across a hi-tech track, the team found the hefty creatures run with their front legs but walk with their back legs.

Full story, with video here.