And now T. Rex Just Got a Whole Lot Less Scary. Or Did It?

 So, yesterday I found out that new evidence indicates T. rex was a pack hunter.

Today, there is more news about our favorite scary dinosaur.

Turns out the average walking speed of T. rex was just under 3mph. For perspective...that's human average walking speed. Or thereabouts.

Now, we're still working on how fast T. rex could run, with current estimates giving a range of anywhere from 10 to 25 mph. If that's true, then they could still outrun the average human, but not human athletes.

So, here's an interesting thought.

What if T. rex wasn't built to run fast, with that swinging tail? What if it was built to keep going for a long time.

What if T. rex was built to be an incredibly efficient walker, moving through the landscape and perhaps using persistence hunting as a tactic some of the time, ambush hunting at other times.

The walking and running speeds of T. rex match closest to one particular modern species.

Us.

Interesting, eh?

(Horses walk at about 4 miles per hour, just out of interest).