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?
In: Biology
sprinting for four legged animals isn’t that different,
Look at a cheetah, the fastest runner. They dont use one leg at the time. They use both their hind legs at the same time, just like a jump, and then the front legs are more like a support things, they might add some speed but the vast majority of their speed comes from their hind leg ‘jumps’.
They’re sprinting is basically just be able to jump a lot in quick succession.
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