Pronking and bounding allow a fast escape across a grassland populated by scattered obstacles
Some quadrupeds have evolved the ability of pronking, which consists in leaping by extending the four limbs simultaneously. Pronking is typically observed in some ungulate species inhabiting grassland populated by obstacles such as shrubs, rocks and fallen branches scattered across the environment....
Main Authors: | Francesco Righini, Marina Carpineti, Fabio Giavazzi, Alberto Vailati |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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The Royal Society
2023-09-01
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Series: | Royal Society Open Science |
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Online Access: | https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.230587 |
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