How to stick the landing: kangaroo rats use their tails to reorient during evasive jumps away from predators.
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DOI: 10.1093/icb/icab043
Abstract: Tails are widespread in the animal world and play important roles in locomotor tasks, such as propulsion, maneuvering, stability, and manipulation of objects. Kangaroo rats, bipedal hopping rodents, use their tail for balancing during hopping,… read more here.
Keywords: escape; kangaroo rats; rats use; tail ... See more keywords