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View article: Energetic costs of locomotion in bears: is plantigrade locomotion energetically economical?
Energetic costs of locomotion in bears: is plantigrade locomotion energetically economical? Open
Ursids are the largest mammals to retain a plantigrade posture. This primitive posture has been proposed to result in reduced locomotor speed and economy relative to digitigrade and unguligrade species, particularly at high speeds. Previou…