ERIC Number: EJ284505
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Publication Date: 1983-Sep
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Why Animals Run on Legs, Not on Wheels.
Diamond, Jared
Discover, v4 n9 p64-67 Sep 1983
Speculates why animals have not developed wheels in place of inefficient legs. One study cited suggests three reasons why animals are better off without wheels: wheels are efficient only on hard surfaces, limitation of wheeled motion due to vertical obstructions, and the problem of turning in spaces cluttered with obstacles. (JN)
Descriptors: Anatomy, Animal Behavior, Animals, Evolution, Human Body, Motion, Motor Development, Motor Reactions, Physiology, Scientific Research
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - General
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Language: English
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