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The Fastest Animals Are Way Faster Than You Think

Join Joe Hanson as he explores curiosity and illuminates the science behind… well, everything.

The Fastest Animals Are Way Faster Than You Think

Season 8 Episode 19 | 12m 19s | CC

The fastest animal in nature isn't what you think it is. It's way, way smaller than that. Nature's tiniest creatures warp the laws of physics, and they do it in ways that even human engineers would gawk at. Using the power of super slow-motion macro video, let's uncover the biological engineering that lets nature's fastest creatures do their zoomy thing.

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