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Is 0.004709 miles per second as fast as a Hare?

It's about two-fifths as fast as a Hare
The speed of a Hare is about 0.01 miles per second.
(for European Brown Hare, a.k.a. Brown Hare, a.k.a. Lepus europaeus, a.k.a. Brown Hare)
The European Hare can run at speeds of up to 0.01 miles per second. While speed is a factor in their escapes, hares evade their chief predators — wolves, foxes, and golden eagles — by fleeing in a zigzag pattern.
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