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Duck. Anas platyrhynchos domesticus. Indian Runners are a breed of Anas platyrhynchos domesticus, the domestic duck. They stand erect like penguins and, rather than waddling, they run. The females can lay as many as 300 to 350 eggs a year. They were bred on the Indonesian islands of Lombok, Java and Bali.
Digitigrade. In terrestrial vertebrates, digitigrade (/ ˈdɪdʒɪtɪˌɡreɪd /) [ 1 ] locomotion is walking or running on the toes (from the Latin digitus, 'finger', and gradior, 'walk'). 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 ...
Orthostatic intolerance (OI) is the development of symptoms when standing upright that are relieved when reclining. [1] There are many types of orthostatic intolerance. OI can be a subcategory of dysautonomia, a disorder of the autonomic nervous system [2] occurring when an individual stands up. [3] Some animal species with orthostatic ...
Often, a walker or cane will be used to assist in this aspect. Drop Foot is the inability to dorsiflex, evert, or invert the foot. So when looking at the Gait cycle, the part of the gait cycle that involves most dorsiflexion action would be Heel Contact of the foot at 10% of Gait Cycle, and the entire swing phase, or 60-100% of the Gait Cycle.
The Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB) is an improvisational and sketch comedy group that emerged from Chicago 's ImprovOlympic in 1990. [1] The original incarnation of the group consisted of Amy Poehler, Matthew Walsh, Matt Besser, Ian Roberts, Adam McKay, Rick Roman, Horatio Sanz and Drew Franklin. Other early members included Neil Flynn, Armando ...
Bipedalismis a form of terrestrial locomotionwhere an animal moves by means of its two rear (or lower) limbsor legs. An animalor machinethat usually moves in a bipedalmanner is known as a biped/ˈbaɪpɛd/, meaning 'two feet' (from Latinbis'double' and pes'foot'). Types of bipedal movement include walkingor running(a bipedal gait) and hopping.
Lightweight: also called entry level, small or beginner bikes. [ 8 ] [ 16 ] [ 17 ] Some two strokes in this class have dramatically higher performance than the four strokes , being likened to miniature superbikes. [ 7 ]
Bullworker is a product and fitness company that specializes in isometric exercise, that is the static contraction of a muscle without any visible movement. The original portable home fitness device was invented by Gert F. Kölbel in 1962. The product enjoyed widespread popularity in the 1960s and 1970s during the personal fitness craze, but ...