August 1954
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9 Reads
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38 Citations
Journal of Mammalogy
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August 1954
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9 Reads
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38 Citations
Journal of Mammalogy
... Due to gravitational load, the jump height and distance decrease rapidly with size, weight, and consequently available muscle mass of the animal. Additionally, jumping of large animals tends to be more precise, since uncontrolled landing might cause injury, and continuous, to increase the efficiency of the locomotion [4] [5]. Some periodic gaits have evolved from such motions which are commonly known as pronking or bounding. ...
August 1954
Journal of Mammalogy