Study
highlights role of tail movement in locomotion
Date: September
7, 2017
Source: University
of California - Riverside
Summary:
A wagging
tail is often associated with dogs' emotions, but the side-to-side motion may
also help them take longer strides and move faster, according to a study. The
research was done on leopard geckos, which are ideal animals for the study of
tail function because they naturally lose their tails as a defense mechanism
against predators in a process called autotomy.
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