Ready to run

This graphic was part of a feature story on dog racing in the March 2021 issue of National Geographic magazine.

Florida, one of the last states where racing was still legal, recently closed all its tracks—another sign of the sport’s decline. Greyhounds, long bred for competitive racing, will mostly be retired as pets, but they will remain the fastest dogs in the world, thanks to their unique anatomy and behavior.

Explore the online version of this story and graphic (which may be behind a paywall).