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
Because hopping is probably a pretty good local maximum for certain body types (mainly compact smaller bodies).
This made me think of this AI learning to walk video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQ2bqz3HPJE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQ2bqz3HPJE) and at 2:02 one of the viable methods of locomotion it’s discovered is hopping.
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