What four-legged animals/mammals peculiarly walk with two left feet, then two right feet?

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What four-legged animals/mammals peculiarly walk with two left feet, then two right feet?

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Last updated Aug 24 2016.

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MasterKookol
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the giraffe walks with both left legs then both right as opposed to diagonal legs that most mammals do.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giraffe#Legs.2C_locomotion_and_posture

Response last updated by LadyNym on Aug 24 2016.
May 25 2009, 9:04 AM

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MasterKookol
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cats and camels are the other two

http://superbeefy.com/why-do-giraffes-and-camels-walk-with-a-pacing-gait-and-what-is-the-biomechanical-reason-for-it/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQsmsr0oR6c

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May 25 2009, 9:07 AM

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Camels.

"As with giraffes, camels have a natural pacing gait, moving both legs from the same side of the body at the same time."

http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-camel.html

May 25 2009, 10:07 AM

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Found a video showing a camel's use of left and right legs:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gg7WG6tCbrw

May 25 2009, 10:11 AM

Answer 4

Submitting brown bears:

Giraffes and a few other animals such as brown bears and camels (see T. E. Lawrence, Seven Pillars of Wisdom) move both legs on one side and then both legs on the other side. In some cases the hind leg starts first so there is a slight lag. This is also called 'Pacing' and it is the first gait observed in young 'colts'.

http://www.earthlife.net/mammals/locomotion.html

What four-legged animals/mammals peculiarly walk with two left feet, then two right feet?

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