Interesting article by Henry Fountain in the New York Times reports:
After analyzing more than 300 depictions of walking animals in museums,
veterinary books and toy models, the researchers [at Gabor Horvath of Eotvos University in Hungary] report that in almost
half of them the leg positions are wrong. The findings are published in
the journal Current Biology.
veterinary books and toy models, the researchers [at Gabor Horvath of Eotvos University in Hungary] report that in almost
half of them the leg positions are wrong. The findings are published in
the journal Current Biology.
This is the way dogs walk: the left hind leg moves forward, followed by the left foreleg, right hind leg and right foreleg, in order.
But remember gaits are different if dogs are running. All the legs can be in the air at once.
Read the full article here.
(Thanks for the tip, Mom.)
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