In zoology, the term "bipedal" refers to animals that use only two legs for walking. There are several groups of modern species considered habitual bipeds, meaning two-legged walking is their ...

NEWTON -- One of the bears killed during New Jersey's annual hunt bears a striking resemblance to the beloved bipedal animal Pedals, according to officials. But no one will ever know for sure ...

Evidence for bipedalism extends as far back as 4.2 million years ago, perhaps even six million years ago, but stone tools do not appear in the archeological record until 2.6 million years ago—so ...

The animal would have had legs about as tall as adult human legs, and walked hunched over. From nose to tail it would have measured about 3 to 4 m (9.8 to 13.1 ft) long. The research was published ...

Gradually, bipedal crocodylomorphs appear to have been outcompeted by warm-blooded mammals. “That may be why today you don’t see crocodiles running after antelopes on the savanna,” Lockley says.

Humans and animals are the key inspiration for many robotic systems developed to date, as they possess body structures that innately support efficient locomotion. While many bipedal (i.e., two ...

Inner ear of extinct ape species is overlooked aspect of human bipedal evolution, ... And then I think of seeing non-human animals respond in that way to these non-verbal stimuli.