Published 18:07 IST, May 24th 2020
Video of gazelle being chased by cheetah using its long tail to balance amazes netizens
The video shows cheetah hunting a gazelle with both animals running at their full speed. But the cheetah can be seen using its tail to maneuver at high speed.
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Social media is full of videos and ims of animals doing unusual things, however, latest clip to go viral is of a cheetah doing what it is usually kwn best for, hunting. clip shared by Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer Susanta Nanda shows a cheetah in action, but it is garnering attraction because of a rare moment that video has been able to capture. video shows cheetah hunting a gazelle with both animals running at ir maximum speed. But cheetah in video can be seen using its tail to help itself maneuver and change direction at high speed.
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post has mand to garner more than 16,000 views and over 2,000 likes since it was shared on Twitter on May 23. A user named Arvind Mayaram wrote, "How beautifully she uses her tail to change direction midair!" Ar user commented, "Well, a rudder helps to actually steer whereas here tail is only a counterbalance." vaita wrote, "Tail works as an accelerator, put body on 10th gear and also provides balance. If he was without tail n this speed was impossible."
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Elephant messing around
Susanta shared ar video on Twitter where an elephant can be seen messing around with cars in what seems to be a highway in Uttarakhand. "New security at place. Tusker taking a thorough search of vehicles. From Uttarakhand," Susanta captioned video. elephant in video can be seen putting its tusk inside car while people record from a safe distance.
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18:07 IST, May 24th 2020