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Archae

(46,322 posts) Tue Jul 31, 2012, 07:57 PM Jul 2012

Best Olympic animals?

I was watching "Animalympics" last night, and was thinking about what animals would be Olympic medalists.

Swimming - Dolphins and Orcas
Sprinter - Cheetah
Distance running - Pronghorn antelope
High Jumping - Flea
Boxing - Mantis shrimp

Any others?

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Best Olympic animals? (Original Post) Archae Jul 2012 OP

Weight lifting -- ants Sanity Claws Jul 2012 #1

curling - penguins NightWatcher Jul 2012 #2

NARWHALS!!! FUCK YEAH!!!1! HopeHoops Jul 2012 #3

I think tuna and marlins would give those dolphins and whales a run for their medals. GoCubsGo Jul 2012 #4

River Otter pokerfan Jul 2012 #5

Boxing: Kangaroo The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2012 #6

Sanity Claws

(21,846 posts)

1. Weight lifting -- ants

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Tue Jul 31, 2012, 08:02 PM

Jul 2012

Fencing -- Narwhal

NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)

2. curling - penguins

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Tue Jul 31, 2012, 08:10 PM

Jul 2012

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)

3. NARWHALS!!! FUCK YEAH!!!1!

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Tue Jul 31, 2012, 08:18 PM

Jul 2012

GoCubsGo

(32,080 posts)

4. I think tuna and marlins would give those dolphins and whales a run for their medals.

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Tue Jul 31, 2012, 08:29 PM

Jul 2012

They are amazing swimmers.

Gymnastics--chimps and siamangs

Target shooting--archer fish

"Javelin"==Great Blue Heron.

pokerfan

(27,677 posts)

5. River Otter

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Tue Jul 31, 2012, 08:58 PM

Jul 2012

Luge

(I know, a winter game.)

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,681 posts)

6. Boxing: Kangaroo

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Tue Jul 31, 2012, 10:38 PM

Jul 2012

Rugby: Rhinoceros

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