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... leap itself may be prodigious . Hall - Craggs ( 1965 ) has meas- ured an upward vertical leap of a Senegal bushbaby at 7 feet 42 inches . The bushbaby starts with its center of gravity only 12 inches above ground . Another aspect of the ...
... leap itself may be prodigious . Hall - Craggs ( 1965 ) has meas- ured an upward vertical leap of a Senegal bushbaby at 7 feet 42 inches . The bushbaby starts with its center of gravity only 12 inches above ground . Another aspect of the ...
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... leap in the trees . QUADRUPEDS Moving quadrupedally , with equal - length limbs and trunk hori- zontal , includes a vast array of locomotor specializations . The cau- tious climbers , again all prosimians , are remarkable as much for ...
... leap in the trees . QUADRUPEDS Moving quadrupedally , with equal - length limbs and trunk hori- zontal , includes a vast array of locomotor specializations . The cau- tious climbers , again all prosimians , are remarkable as much for ...
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... leap still more than the branch runners . However , there is considerable difference in the actual form of leap . Figure 17 When the quadrupedal Old World blue guenon leaps between foliage banks , its shoulders , elbows , hips , and ...
... leap still more than the branch runners . However , there is considerable difference in the actual form of leap . Figure 17 When the quadrupedal Old World blue guenon leaps between foliage banks , its shoulders , elbows , hips , and ...
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Arguing from primate to man | 2 |
Phylogeny and Ecology | 11 |
Summary | 22 |
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