Animal locomotion, or Walking, swimming, and flying, with a dissertation on aëronautics (1874)
Pettigrew, James Bell, 1834-1908 · New York, D. Appleton & company · leaf 62
dactyle enjoyedsimilar advantages.— Eng. Cycl. vol. iv, p. 495. PROGRESSION ON THE LAND. Walking of the Quadruped, Biped^ etc.—As the earth, becauseof its solidity, will bear any amount of pressure to which itmay be subjected, the size, shape, and weight of animalsdestined to traverse its surface… … Fig. 18.—Chillingham Bull (Bos Scoticus). Shows ppwerfnl heavy body, andthe small extremities adapted for land transit. Also the figure-of-8 move-ments made by the feet and limbs in walking and running, ii, t Curvesmade by right and left anterior extremities, r, s Curves made by rightand left…
Animal locomotion · Aeronautics
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