How Fast Is Charging Elephant?

African elephants charge at 40 km/h — the largest land animal ever to sprint at full speed. Curiously, elephants never truly run; they always keep one foot on the ground, an unusual gait scientists call 'fast walking'.

Elephants are the only land animals that never actually run — they always keep one foot on the ground, even at full speed.

• Largest sprinting animal on Earth
• Always keeps one foot on the ground