How Fast Can an Elephant Accelerate? #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #animals #krugernationalpark | Wildest Kruger Sightings

Training for the future! Running at full tilt, an adult African elephants can reach a zippy gait of 25 miles / 40 kilometres per hour. However, they’re more skilled at the marathon than the sprint: In an average day, elephants traverse about 35 miles / 55 kilometres. (They can cover 2-3x that distance during the dry season, when they must venture far for food and water.) Thus, these baby jaunts are useful exercises for the future! We work across Kenya to rescue Kenya’s orphaned elephants and pro