I think that this is also an exaggeration. A "loaded canoe" with only "one" paddler that has "no trouble" beating a caribou probably means the Caribou is going slower than 3.5 mph. And remember that 3.5 mph is about 3 knots (and knots were the units this discussion was first using). From: rlivingston_at_me.com To: PaddleWise_at_paddlewise.net Subject: Caribou Speed -- National Geographic Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:24:00 -0700 from the statements of Mr Selous and other well-known sportsmen who have hunted on this island, viz., the supposedly great speed of the caribou in swimming. When undisturbed, a single caribou, crossing large lakes, swims about three miles an hour, and a fair-sized herd swims somewhat slower. When first sighting the canoe, the animal springs half out of the water, and then, with head erect, tries to elude the paddlers, and for the first one hundred yards its speed varies between five and six miles an hour; and then, becoming somewhat exhausted by the extreme exertion, the speed slows down to about three and one- half miles an houra gait that one pad- dler in a loaded canoe has no trouble in beating. The swimming speed of this animal is therefore below that of the moose and the white-tail deer. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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