Lizards Pull A Wheelie
Tuesday, June 17, 2008 - 09:14
in Biology & Nature
Lizards that run on two legs haven't evolved to pull the stunt; they're simply pulling a wheelie. Researchers have found that lizards shift their center of mass back as they accelerate forward so that they're forelimbs lift off the ground leaving them running on two legs.
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