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Aristotle
On the Gait of Animals

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1 1 | opposite curvature of the legs. For man bends his legs 2 1 | legs. For man bends his legs convexly, a bird has his 3 1 | man bends his arms and legs in opposite directions, 4 1 | arms bent convexly, but his legs concavely. And a viviparous 5 1 | bent convexly, his hind legs concavely. Again, quadrupeds 6 1 | do quadrupeds move their legs criss-cross?~We have to 7 9 | or other of the opposite legs, if one be thrust forward 8 9 | square on the base. As the legs then are equal, the one 9 9 | the perpendicular; for the legs form an isosceles triangle, 10 10| cannot as a fact fly if their legs be removed, nor walk without 11 10| for a tail, and use their legs instead of a tail to direct 12 11| the only erect animal, has legs longer and stouter relatively 13 11| than any other animal with legs. What we observe in children 14 11| hunchbacked yet stand on two legs because their weight is 15 11| of the belly, so that the legs are attached at that point 16 12| that without flexion in the legs or shoulders and hips no 17 12| both bipeds, bend their legs in opposite directions, 18 12| their arms backwards, their legs forwards; quadrupeds their 19 12| forelegs forwards, their back legs backwards, and in like manner 20 12| remain still. And so the legs must be jointed. And it 21 12| natural way with his two legs, bends them forward for 22 12| necessarily bend their front legs forwards. For these lead 23 12| as well as men bend these legs forward in the manner described. 24 12| the flexion of the hind legs were forwards the lifting 25 12| the forefeet (for the hind legs, too, would in this case 26 12| at least better for their legs to bend thus when they are 27 13| his arms as well as his legs. For he bends his arms concavely 28 13| his arms concavely and his legs convexly.~In man, too, the 29 13| too, in the case of the legs, the hip backwards, the 30 14| they moved both the right legs first the weight would be 31 14| animals stand still with their legs put forward criss-cross, 32 14| animals with more than four legs make their movements; if 33 14| two consecutive pairs of legs the hind move criss-cross 34 15| 15~Birds bend their legs in the same way as quadrupeds. 35 15| backwards, as in the hind legs of quadrupeds. The reasons 36 15| and turtles, have their legs attached obliquely as their 37 16| And the reason why their legs, except the extreme pairs, 38 16| flexions upwards, and the legs themselves were somewhat 39 16| creatures the intermediate legs both lead and follow. If 40 16| flexion is the number of their legs; arranged in this way they 41 17| Now the rest have bandy legs because they are soft-skinned, 42 17| are not forward nor its legs turned in under (bandy). 43 17| above the reason why its legs are not turned in under, 44 17| of fins. They have their legs too, not like the rest of 45 17| but rather set back. Their legs are short, and being set 46 17| reason for their having short legs is that nature has added 47 17| she gives stoutness to the legs and breadth to the feet. 48 18| fins; again, birds have legs on their under parts and 49 19| when one cuts off their legs, or as analogous with the


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