What Makes A Hare So Fast For Its Size ?

[riohog 5,750]

 

they must also have a way in their bodies to disperse lactic acid whilst running or something that delays it building up in the muscles as fast

the size of the heart it pumps blood round faster reoxygenating it that is how thebuild up lactic acid in the muscles is slowed down that is part of the athletes training regime to build up the heart muscle to circulate the blood better

this is true .. but it can become to enlarged. in dogs anyway and humans cousing a condition cardio myopathy so its a balancing act between several body componants

[troter58 1,711]

because its running for its life that is what makes it run so fast

[inan 841]

it is something todo with the length of the back and suppleness of the spine plus as with the hare the salukis heart is larger than other dogs its like a aero dynamic engineer has designed them to get maximum thrust with least air resistance so doesnt result in loss of power just one things hairy ears must cause drag or do they act as aero foils to get the front legs on the ground quicker? Baw might know

Cheetahs have very flexible spines, in slow motion they can be seen arching them to an incredible extent.They can have all their feet off the ground at the same time during a sprint, as well as the back feet coming forward of the front feet ,so they get tremendous extension of stride.

It would be interesting to see close-up slow motion courses that focus just on the hare.

As others have said, a hare's heart is out of all proportion to its anatomy,"as big as a baby's fist ," as Plummer described it.

A famous greyhound was autopsied, if thats the word [ I cant remember if it was Mick The Miller or Master McGrath,] he was found to have an abnormally large heart.

Photos of saluki blooded dogs during courses often show them to have their ears out at almost right angles to their bodies, whether this aids them in turning I do not know.Ive noticed greyhounds often have their ears erect at the end of a race is it excitement or an aid to braking? Again I don't know. Maybe someone more knowledgeable can enlighten me?

Edited April 20, 2013 by inan

[desertbred 5,490]

 

it is something todo with the length of the back and suppleness of the spine plus as with the hare the salukis heart is larger than other dogs its like a aero dynamic engineer has designed them to get maximum thrust with least air resistance so doesnt result in loss of power just one things hairy ears must cause drag or do they act as aero foils to get the front legs on the ground quicker? Baw might know

Cheetahs have very flexible spines, in slow motion they can be seen arching them to an incredible extent.They can have all their feet off the ground at the same time during a sprint, as well as the back feet coming forward of the front feet ,so they get tremendous extension of stride.

It would be interesting to see close-up slow motion courses that focus just on the hare.

As others have said, a hare's heart is out of all proportion to its anatomy,"as big as a baby's fist ," as Plummer described it.

A famous greyhound was autopsied, if thats the word [ I cant remember if it was Mick The Miller or Master McGrath,] he was found to have an abnormally large heart.

Photos of saluki blooded dogs during courses often show them to have their ears out at almost right angles to their bodies, whether this aids them in turning I do not know.Ive noticed greyhounds often have their ears erect at the end of a race is it excitement or an aid to braking? Again I don't know. Maybe someone more knowledgeable can enlighten me?

wheres Baw when hes needed

[riohog 5,750]

 

 

it is something todo with the length of the back and suppleness of the spine plus as with the hare the salukis heart is larger than other dogs its like a aero dynamic engineer has designed them to get maximum thrust with least air resistance so doesnt result in loss of power just one things hairy ears must cause drag or do they act as aero foils to get the front legs on the ground quicker? Baw might know

Cheetahs have very flexible spines, in slow motion they can be seen arching them to an incredible extent.They can have all their feet off the ground at the same time during a sprint, as well as the back feet coming forward of the front feet ,so they get tremendous extension of stride.

It would be interesting to see close-up slow motion courses that focus just on the hare.

As others have said, a hare's heart is out of all proportion to its anatomy,"as big as a baby's fist ," as Plummer described it.

A famous greyhound was autopsied, if thats the word [ I cant remember if it was Mick The Miller or Master McGrath,] he was found to have an abnormally large heart.

Photos of saluki blooded dogs during courses often show them to have their ears out at almost right angles to their bodies, whether this aids them in turning I do not know.Ive noticed greyhounds often have their ears erect at the end of a race is it excitement or an aid to braking? Again I don't know. Maybe someone more knowledgeable can enlighten me?

wheres Baw when hes needed

sighting in his catty

[desertbred 5,490]

 

 

 

it is something todo with the length of the back and suppleness of the spine plus as with the hare the salukis heart is larger than other dogs its like a aero dynamic engineer has designed them to get maximum thrust with least air resistance so doesnt result in loss of power just one things hairy ears must cause drag or do they act as aero foils to get the front legs on the ground quicker? Baw might know

Cheetahs have very flexible spines, in slow motion they can be seen arching them to an incredible extent.They can have all their feet off the ground at the same time during a sprint, as well as the back feet coming forward of the front feet ,so they get tremendous extension of stride.

It would be interesting to see close-up slow motion courses that focus just on the hare.

As others have said, a hare's heart is out of all proportion to its anatomy,"as big as a baby's fist ," as Plummer described it.

A famous greyhound was autopsied, if thats the word [ I cant remember if it was Mick The Miller or Master McGrath,] he was found to have an abnormally large heart.

Photos of saluki blooded dogs during courses often show them to have their ears out at almost right angles to their bodies, whether this aids them in turning I do not know.Ive noticed greyhounds often have their ears erect at the end of a race is it excitement or an aid to braking? Again I don't know. Maybe someone more knowledgeable can enlighten me?

 

wheres Baw when hes needed

 

sighting in his catty

or out looking for a saluki with his spade

[baw 4,360]

it is something todo with the length of the back and suppleness of the spine plus as with the hare the salukis heart is larger than other dogs its like a aero dynamic engineer has designed them to get maximum thrust with least air resistance so doesnt result in loss of power just one things hairy ears must cause drag or do they act as aero foils to get the front legs on the ground quicker? Baw might know

I can mind reading master Magrath had an abnormally large heart.

[baw 4,360]

Just read your post Inan sorry

[Ausnick 190]

its the back legs look at the kangaroo, and dragsters the back wheels are always bigger than the front now if you could breed a running dog with long back legs and small wheels on the front could revolutionise the coursing game

Too bad kangaroos are slow as shit.

[desertbred 5,490]

 

its the back legs look at the kangaroo, and dragsters the back wheels are always bigger than the front now if you could breed a running dog with long back legs and small wheels on the front could revolutionise the coursing game

Too bad kangaroos are slow as shit.

slow as shit do you mean mentally and are you using kangaroo as a euphanism for Australian

[weasle 1,119]

Sames true of some of the great race horses been found to have bigger than normal heart ..

Do salukis have bigger hearts than greys or is it all down to those twitch muscles baw was on about?

[Ausnick 190]

Hilarious. Seriously though they're no faster than a fox.

[Banter 1,751]

dont have a clue but its nice to watch when there putting it all to good use

[desertbred 5,490]

Sames true of some of the great race horses been found to have bigger than normal heart ..

Do salukis have bigger hearts than greys or is it all down to those twitch muscles baw was on about?

the heart of the saluki is naturally larger and sprint dogs like whippet and greyhound have twitch or ball muscle structure and saluki have elongated some lurchers can be born with either type of muscle structure

[riohog 5,750]

Sames true of some of the great race horses been found to have bigger than normal heart ..

Do salukis have bigger hearts than greys or is it all down to those twitch muscles baw was on about?

heart size will increase with exersise ,but like i said earlier it can become abnormaly large myopathy ,, not good most athleats will have a larger heart than normal " sports heart" think they call it but yes muscle size and shapoe and construction play a large part in performance ie; fast twitch ;;; slow twitch