The Most Agile Animal Has No Bones

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1. 0:00THE CHEETAH ISN'T #1. Forget the cheetah. Earth's most agile animal has no bones.
2. 0:05300+ KM/H. The peregrine falcon dives at over 300 kilometres an hour.
3. 0:09CHEETAH? ONLY #5. But speed isn't agility. The cheetah only ranks fifth.
4. 0:12MISSILE GUIDANCE. The falcon steers like a homing missile, catching pigeons that dodge at the last second.
5. 0:164 WINGS, 4 ENGINES. Dragonflies drive all four wings separately, and predict exactly where their prey will fly.
6. 0:21#2, #3, #4. Falcon, dolphin, dragonfly. All beaten by one animal without a single bone.
7. 0:27500 MILLION NEURONS. The octopus. Its only hard part is its beak, so it pours through gaps barely wider.

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