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differences between the limb
anatomy of plantigrades, unguligrades, and
digitigrades.
Digitigrade and
unguligrade animals have
relatively long
carpals and tarsals...
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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...
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along North America's
northeast coast and in
Great Britain. The cat is
digitigrade. It
walks on the toes, with the
bones of the feet
making up the lower...
- Gr****
words Indos, "from India" and hûs, "pig") is an
extinct genus of
digitigrade even-toed
ungulates known from
Eocene fossils in Asia. This
small chevrotain-like...
- 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
underside of the foot. Many mammals, such as cats and dogs, are
digitigrade,
walking on
their toes, the
greater stride length allowing more speed...
- of
locomotion adopted by
terrestrial mammals. The
other options are
digitigrade,
walking on the toes and
fingers with the heel and
wrist permanently...
- lifestyles: terrestrial, arboreal, and aquatic/semi-aquatic. They
exhibit digitigrade or
plantigrade locomotion, with five toes on each foot,
enabling them...
- 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...
