It's claimed a wombat can run faster than any human over a distance of 100 metres. Now, an exhaustive ABC investigation has tracked down the truth of the 40kph sprinting wombat myth. Did you ever hear the animal "fact" that a wombat could beat the world's fastest human, Usain Bolt, in a footrace? Bolt's world record 100-metre run was completed in 9.58 seconds at an average speed of 37.58 kilometres per hour. And while Bolt briefly hit just under 44 kph in his best run, a wombat, so we've been told, could outpace the Jamaican great at 40 kph over the same distance for a nine-second run. What are your thoughts LiveTribers? How fast can wombats run?
Posted by on 23 Apr 2024
