wild cat info

[steven61]

can a puma outrun a bear

[pixytink1]

ofcourse!

[rinkytink]

Yes. A Puma runs at about 40 - 50 MPH. A Grizzly bear can do about 30 MPH.

[RUKiDdiNG?!?]

NO!! the bear will kill and eat the puma, then make shoes out of it, then he will win.

[New Forester]

But cats run out of puff much sooner -- so it will depend upon the distance -- a bear would always catch a puma if it could keep it in sight, but a puma would also always catch a bear, sooner. Humans can outrun almost any other animal -- eventually. Horse-versus-runner races have to be set over just the right distance (I think about 30 miles) to make them fair -- too little and the horse always wins, too much and the runner always does. Women overtake men if the trip is long enough, too...

[Pottsy]

My wife's Puma will do about 120mph (indicated) whereas the Tupelov TU 142 will do about 575 mph at 25000' Acceleration wise though, I'm guessing that my wife's car will be quickest 0-60.

[New Forester]

Not a fair test, Pottsy, surely? What does the Puma do at 25,000 feet?