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Nature's Most Extreme Athletes
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"The Most Extreme" is a long-running documentary TV series on the American cable television network, Animal Planet. It first aired on July 1, 2002. Each episode focuses on a specific animal feat, such as strength, speed, flirtation, appendages, diet, etc., and examines and ranks 10 animals which portray extreme or unusual examples of that quality. The rankings are not arrived at by a scientifically rigorous process; they serve only to give a broad depiction.
| 1. | Arctic Tern) Very persistent, flies 14,000 mi. in two months. |
| 2. | Sperm Whale) Can dive for over two hours! |
| 3. | Sailfish) Moves through the water at 68 mph! |
| 4. | Klipspringer) Very agile. It can jump 10 times its own body height. |
| 5. | Gorilla) Can lift the equivalent of two family cars. |
| 6. | Elephant Shrew) If we were like this animal, we would run 165 mph. |
| 7. | Small Skipper) It is one of the best throwers in the animal kingdom, throwing dung five feet from its bottom, equivalent to a human throwing dung 240 feet from its bottom. |
| 8. | Cheetah) Fastest land animal. |
| 9. | Muskox) Males would make great football stars, for they have built-in helmets. |
| 10. | Gannet) Built-in air bags for intense dives. |
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