A study on Quolls (marsupial cats) suggest that animals optimize rather than simply maximize speeds when running along challenging substrates away from predators, as the costs of making a mistake increases the time to escape from a predator.

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A study on Quolls (marsupial cats) suggest that animals optimize rather than simply maximize speeds when running along challenging substrates away from predators, as the costs of making a mistake increases the time to escape from a predator.