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Railguns wrote:Elephants are more of an endurance animal, they aren't made to chase down those dodgy bushes and trees. They can keep going for hundreds of miles though.

Elephants are also more renowned to not truly "run" or "gallop" which has been a mystery to Scientists, they make 25 mph on the same gait they use for walking.

http://whyfiles.org/shorties/128elephant_run/

Now a killer space Dino who is literally bred for combat with talons, I would think the Hive Mind would solve the "speed" issue.