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Inertia is the resistance of an object to accelerate from a state of rest. This factor also increases with greater mass which is especially limiting for larger animals—with more mass to push forward, the inertia is harder to overcome. 4/7 — PolitiTweet.org

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Previous research has found that the key to speed is an animal’s metabolism, the process by which the body converts nutrients into fuel. Larger animals tend to run out of this fuel more quickly because it takes them more time to accelerate their heavier bodies. 3/7 — PolitiTweet.org

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Leg length matters. Animals with longer legs are able to push their bodies farther forward before their foot must leave the ground, extending the time they have to accelerate between midstance and liftoff. 5/7 — PolitiTweet.org

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