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terrestrial tetrapod vertebrate's torso. With
reference to quadrupeds, the term
hindleg or back leg is
often used instead. In
bipedal animals with an
upright posture...
- the knee. In many four-legged
animals the
femur is the
upper bone of the
hindleg. The top of the
femur fits into a
socket in the
pelvis called the hip joint...
- is
between five and
twelve months old, and may
include a
swaying hindleg gait,
hindleg lameness,
muscle wastage around the hindquarters,
reluctance to...
- The
backswimmer Notonecta glauca underwater,
showing its paddle-like
hindleg adaptation...
-
African wild **** foal with
black chestnut on foreleg, no
chestnut on
hindleg...
- nesting, food storage, and
other activities. They use
their fore- and
hindlegs, as well as
their snouts and teeth, for digging. In the wild, the burrow...
- generations, can lead to the re-occurrence of
traits thought to be lost like
hindlegs in dolphins,
teeth in chickens,
wings in
wingless stick insects, tails...
- As in all vertebrates,
horses have
three types of muscle:
Skeletal muscle: this type of
muscle contributes to
movement and posture, and is consciously...
-
separated from
other "hoppers" by the
prominent spur on the
tibia of the
hindleg. All
species are phytophagous, many
occurring on
various gr****es. Some...
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shorter on the
muzzle and ears as well as the
fronts of the
forelegs and the
hindlegs. A ruff of
longer fur is
around the dog's neck. It has a
pointed muzzle...
