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Australian crocodiles can gallop

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As if an apex predator with prehistoric armor plating wasn't bad enough, Australia went ahead and upgraded them to dog software. Freshwater crocodiles can effortlessly transition from a standard belly-crawl into a full bounding gallop, reaching land speeds up to 11 miles per hour. Seeing a literal murder-log sprinting toward you with all four legs leaving the ground at once is top-tier nightmare fuel.

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