No, humans can't outrun an elephant running at top speed. Athletic people who can do a 4-minute mile (1.6 km) can get to an estimated average speed of 10-15 mph (16-24 km/h), whereas the average running speed for the average adult male is at 8 mph (13 km/h). ... It's still not advisable to try and outrun elephants.
How fast could an elephant run?
A study published in the April 3 issue of Nature solves a longstanding mystery about elephant speeds by clocking the animals at 15 miles per hour. That's faster than reliable observations of 10 mph top speeds but slower than speculations of 25 mph. But do fast-moving elephants really "run"?
What to do if an elephant chases you?
How to Survive an Elephant Attack?
- Stay calm. This sounds counter intuitive.
- Show them you're not a threat. Remember, they're smart and if they're exposed to humans regularly they can read your body language. ...
- Give them space. ...
- If they keep approaching in spite of your calm, yelling becomes an option here.
