Of all the surprising things about elephants - their hidden talent for speed is one of our favourites. Did you know? Elephants' top running speed is 40km/hour (24.85 mph). That's a marathon in 60mins! While elephants can technically break the world record for the marathon by an hour (!!) the truth is, they can only sustain this speed for a sprint of around 50 meters. It's rather mind-bogglig, considering that some of the biggest elephants can weigh up to 14,000 lbs (6,350 kgs) - It's not too lat

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13K views · 203 reactions | The last of the elephants to join the herd at Monarto Safari Park is making the marathon trek across the Nullarbor. | 7NEWS Adelaide | Facebook