What sort of selection pressure decides that jumping is good for species survival while running isn’t? Isn’t quadruped running just all around more energy efficient?
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Snakes would be a prime example.
Better to get out of striking range really, REALLY fast than to get all the way across the field pretty fast. Leaps are good for getting out of the initial charge of ambush predators like that, after which they’re far less of a threat.
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