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move to sidebar hide From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This is a list of all reptiles living in Spain , both in the Iberian Peninsula and other territories such as Ceuta , Melilla , the Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands (including marine reptiles that can be found on its shores).
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The ostrich is the fastest bird on land, as well as the fastest running animal on two legs. [52] [53] The highest reliably measured running speed for ostriches is 61 km/h (38 mph), obtained by speedometer reading when a car was chasing an ostrich in a straight line chase to force it to move as fast as it could. [54]
Animals may be fixed in place, allowing them to move while remaining stationary relative to their environment. Tethered animals can be lowered onto a treadmill to study walking, [36] suspended in air to study flight, [39] or submersed in water to study swimming. [40] A fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, tethered and walking on a spherical ...
Most animals move in the direction of their head. However, there are some exceptions. Crabs move sideways, and naked mole rats, which live in tight tunnels and can move backward or forward with equal facility. Crayfish can move backward much faster than they can move forward. Gait analysis is the study of gait in humans and other animals.
The Iberian ibex (Capra pyrenaica), also known as the Spanish ibex, Spanish wild goat and Iberian wild goat, is a species of ibex endemic to the Iberian Peninsula. [3] Four subspecies have been described; two are now extinct. The Portuguese ibex became extinct in 1892, and the Pyrenean ibex became extinct in 2000.
The Andalusian Terrier [1] (Ratonero Bodeguero Andaluz) or Sherry Terrier [1] (Bodeguero Jerezano) is a Spanish breed of dog of the terrier type.Its Spanish name reflects its main occupation: hunting rats and mice hidden between barrels in the wineries of Andalusia in Spain.