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Most bipedal animals move with their backs close to horizontal, using a long tail to balance the weight of their bodies. The primate version of bipedalism is unusual because the back is close to upright (completely upright in humans), and the tail may be absent entirely. Many primates can stand upright on their hind legs without any support.
A facultative biped is an animal that is capable of walking or running on two legs , as a response to exceptional circumstances (facultative), while normally walking or running on four limbs or more. [1] In contrast, obligate bipedalism is where walking or running on two legs is the primary method of locomotion.
A digitigrade animal is one that stands or walks with its toes (phalanges) on the ground, and the rest of its foot lifted. Digitigrades include birds (what many see as bird's knees are actually ankles), cats, dogs, and many other mammals, but not plantigrades (such as humans) or unguligrades (such as horses). Digitigrades generally move more ...
Sumi – An animal guardian spirit with the wings of a Thunderbird and the legs of an American black bear who is the mascot of the 2010 Winter Paralympics. Toodee – A blue monster with the body and skin of a dinosaur, the scales and spikes of a dragon, and the face, ears and whiskers of a rabbit. She is debuted in Yo Gabba Gabba!.
Image credits: an1malpulse #5. Animal campaigners are calling for a ban on the public sale of fireworks after a baby red panda was thought to have died from stress related to the noise.
In order for animals to have the ability to walk upright, there are certain anatomical requirements. For mammals that exhibit orthograde posture, the scapula is more dorsally placed than in animals with a pronograde posture. [8] The scapular index, the measure of width to length of the scapula, is decreased in animals exhibiting orthograde posture.
Other examples of anthropomorphism include the attribution of human traits to animals, especially domesticated pets such as dogs and cats. Examples of this include thinking a dog is smiling simply because it is showing his teeth, [50] or a cat mourns for a dead owner. [51] Anthropomorphism may be beneficial to the welfare of animals.
Synonyms Hominina Gray 1825 [ 2 ] sensu Andrew & Harrison 2005 [ 3 ] The australopithecines , formally Australopithecina or Hominina , are generally any species in the related genera of Australopithecus and Paranthropus .