How ostriches use their 'springy' legs to help them run faster and longer. By Niall Firth for MailOnline. Updated: 07:05 EST, 1 November 2010. 15 View comments. 15. View. comments. Ostriches are able to run so fast over long distances because they use half as much energy as humans do to run at their top speed.Scientists who compared ostriches and humans running discovered that the huge birds can store twice as much energy in their leg tendons as we can.o find out how an ostrich runs the researches fitted reflective markers to the joints of five humans and five tame ostriches. They then carried out a detailed analysis of their gait and movements as they ran on a custom-built running track 50 metres long.
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The 1955 World Series matched the Brooklyn Dodgers against the New York Yankees, with the Dodgers winning the Series in seven games to capture their first championship in franchise history.It would be the only Series the Dodgers won in Brooklyn (the team relocated to Los Angeles after the 1957 season).This was the fifth time in nine years that the Yankees and the Dodgers met in the World Series, with the Yankees having won in 1947, 1949, 1952, and 1953.t would be the only Series the Dodgers won in Brooklyn (the team relocated to Los Angeles after the 1957 season). This was the fifth time in nine years that the Yankees and the Dodgers met in the World Series, with the Yankees having won in 1947, 1949, 1952, and 1953.