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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This method of determining home field advantage began in the 2003 World Series and continues currently. To date, the American League has won 63 World Series titles and the National League, 48. The New York Yankees have appeared in (40) and won (27) the most World Series of any team. A distant second is the St. Louis Cardinals who have won 11 World Series Championships. List of World Series Champions