- '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...
-
species such as cats that walk on
their toes are
described as
being digitigrade. Humans, and
other animals that walk on the
soles of
their feet, are...
- of
locomotion adopted by
terrestrial mammals. The
other options are
digitigrade,
walking on the toes and
fingers with the heel and
wrist permanently...
-
breeds are
prone to
having extra digits ("polydactyly"). The cat is
digitigrade. It
walks on the toes, with the
bones of the feet
making up the lower...
- the
underside of the foot. Many mammals, such as cats and dogs, are
digitigrade,
walking on
their toes, the
greater stride length allowing more speed...
-
antecedent of the pogo stick, were
attempted in the 19th century. The
digitigrade stilt is a peg
stilt whose line
follows the foot and not the shin bone...
- used for
additional traction when
stopping or
descending a
slope in
digitigrade species.
Additional dewclaws can also be present. The paw also includes...
- Cats are
digitigrades,
which means that they walk on
their toes, just like dogs. The
advantage of this is that cats (and
other digitigrades) are more...
- the cat
family have the
following characteristics in common: They are
digitigrade and have five toes on
their forefeet and four on
their hind feet. Their...
- grew in size. With that came
longer limbs and
wider feet with a more
digitigrade stance,
along with a
larger head and
shorter neck. The
trunk evolved...
