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THE GREAT OUTDOORS — Humans have a lot of useful traits, but agility isn't one of them — at least when compared to our animal friends.
That's never been more apparent than when watching a recent drone video that captured several antelopes scaling nearly sheer cliff faces in Behbahan, Iran.
The fleet-footed mountain climbers scamper up and down the rocks with an ease and grace that I will envy while hiking through Utah's mountains this fall.
Mountain goats might be the preeminent mountain climbers of the animal kingdom, but other mammals like ibex and antelope are known for their climbing prowess.
One species of antelope, the klipspringer, essentially walk on the tips of their hooves, which are shaped like cylinders. The small surface area allows them to land on rock edges the size of a coin.
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Oregon's Duck nearly quacks, errr ... cracks with 546-pushup game
Oregon's football team nearly killed its Puddles the Duck mascot with an 81-7 win over Portland State, a scoring record that forced the mascot to do 546 push-ups by the end of the game.
