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  2. Body language of dogs - Wikipedia

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    Understanding the body language of dogs is particularly important in preventing dog bites, especially of children. [4] This communication can occur between dogs, or during a dog-human interaction. Such movements primarily involve the tail, the ears, and the head/body. [1] Tail-wagging is a common tail movement used by dogs to communicate.

  3. Study of animal locomotion - Wikipedia

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    Joint angle trace: a trace of the angles that a joint exhibits during walking. Joint angle distribution: the distribution of angles of a joint. Joint angle extremes: the maximum (extension) and minimum (flexion) angle of a joint during walking. Joint angle variability across steps: the variability between joint angle traces of several steps.

  4. Pivot joint - Wikipedia

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    In animal anatomy, a pivot joint (trochoid joint, rotary joint or lateral ginglymus) is a type of synovial joint whose movement axis is parallel to the long axis of the proximal bone, which typically has a convex articular surface.

  5. Animal Locomotion - Wikipedia

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    Horse galloping The Horse in Motion, 24-camera rig with tripwires GIF animation of Plate 626 Gallop; thoroughbred bay mare Annie G. [1]. Animal Locomotion: An Electro-photographic Investigation of Consecutive Phases of Animal Movements is a series of scientific photographs by Eadweard Muybridge made in 1884 and 1885 at the University of Pennsylvania, to study motion in animals (including humans).

  6. Dog communication - Wikipedia

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    Dog communication refers to the methods dogs use to transfer information to other dogs, animals, and humans. Dogs may exchange information vocally, visually, or through smell. Visual communication includes mouth shape and head position, licking and sniffing, ear and tail positioning, eye contact, facial expression, and body posture.

  7. Stifle joint - Wikipedia

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    This dog's stifle joint is labeled 12. The stifle joint (often simply stifle) is a complex joint in the hind limbs of quadruped mammals such as the sheep, horse or dog. It is the equivalent of the human knee and is often the largest synovial joint in the animal's body. The stifle joint joins three bones: the femur, patella, and tibia.

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  9. Canine terminology - Wikipedia

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    Canine terminology in this article refers only to dog terminology, specialized terms describing the characteristics of various external parts of the domestic dog, as well as terms for structure, movement, and temperament. This terminology is not typically used for any of the wild species or subspecies of wild wolves, foxes, coyotes, dholes ...