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Four limbs are more stable. There are tetrapods (4 four limbs) whose limbs have adapted to other roles (e.g. hands in the case of humans, wings in the case of birds, and fins in the case of whales). Even snakes, whose limbs have become vestigial or lost entirely, are nevertheless tetrapods.
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∙ 8y agoFortunately, if a dog only has two legs then what would support the lower back? It would only support the upper side of the back and they would be limping. Dogs are not like human they do have paws but need support and they can't stand up
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∙ 12y agosome animals have four legs while some have two is because they need to. for example a dog has four legs so they can dig faster and can go through small places to find food. but animals like people have two legs so they can reach higher places for food
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∙ 11y agoMost mammals, reptiles and amphibians have four legs to be able to move faster. Our ancestors had four legs to be able to move faster, early rats and mice; they sacrificed this advantage to be able to climb with ease. They evolved into primates. Eventually our strand of apes hit the floor of the African plains, walked upright to see among the grass, and grew taller to expose this advantage and their front legs became arms, as it would be more useful than legs.
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∙ 15y agoSome animals have for legs and some have 4 because of evolution and also some need more speed and balance than others.
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∙ 13y agoAnimals evolved depending on their needs. Four legs are needed in order to maintain balance.
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∙ 12y agodue to annimals breath is normally long and hence to balance such body posture efficiently
it generally has four legs
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∙ 11y agoBecause their ribcage is heavier and their brain isn't completely developed to think "oh I'm going to try to walk on two paws!" Kinda like babies.
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∙ 9y agoFour legged posture is best suited for locomotion on land hence all tetrapodes including Amphibians , reptiles, Aves and Mammals are 4 legged .
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∙ 7y agoFour legs has proven to be an efficient way to walk. Even humans start out crawling.
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Can fisher cats walk on their hind legs?
no not as far as i now but that was an excellent question
How many legs do a cats got?
a cat has 4 legs
How does goat walk?
Goats use there legs to move there body strength is amazing they can easily do anything but there afraid of wolfs.
Do lions walk so how they walk?
lions walk on 4 legs the sometimes run
Do turtles waddle?
A turtle walks using its four legs. It will use the same pattern as most mammals where it lift one front leg and one rear leg of the opposite side.
How cats moves?
It walk like other 4 legs animals.
How do sabor tooth cats walk 2 or 4 legs slow or fast?
4 legs, sometimes slow, sometimes fast
What is the use of cats legs?
To walk.....
Do cat walk?
cats walk on all four legs.but their two front legs walk differentlywhen cats walk their two legs walk in front of each other.I assume your mean in which order do their legs move when walking. It would appear they walk using the following pattern, back left, front left, back right, front right and so on.
How many legs do a dozens cats have?
if 1 cat has 4 legs then 12 cats have 12X4 = 48 legs
You have cats and canariesThe number of canaries is somewhere between 3 and 4 times the number of cats There is a total of 44 legs How many cats do you own?
4 cats (16 legs) + 14 canaries (28 legs)4 * 3 = 124 * 4 = 1612 < 14 < 1616 + 28 = 44 legs.
Did the stegosaurus walk on 2 or 4 legs?
4 legs and I am sure
Do cats have 4 legs?
well....if you think about it they have 4 total.... they have 2 in the front, and 2 in the back Cats have 4 legs unless something happend and the have less than 4 or more than 4 legs.
Can fisher cats walk on their hind legs?
no not as far as i now but that was an excellent question
How does a person walk on 4 legs one day 2 legs another day and 3 legs one more day?
walks on 4 legs when you crawl 2 legs when you walk and 3 when you walk with 2 legs and a cane Age. We all walk on four legs as a baby, two legs as an adult, and three legs as an old person with a cane.
There is a bus with 4 girls Each girl had 4 back back each Inside each back back there are 4 big cats Each big cat has 4 kittens All cats have 4 legs each How many legs are on the bus?
The girls, the cats and the kittens have legs but there are no legs on the bus, it has wheels.
How many legs do a cats got?
a cat has 4 legs
