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Can an elephant dislocate its knee?
Yes elephants can dislocate their knees.
What animals have 4 knees?
Elephants are the only animals that have four knees. Their hind legs and fore legs bend just the same. Elephants can gain top speed of 7m/sec without running.
Can elephants bend their knees?
Yes they can. They need to bend their knees to sit down, for example. Like humans and most mammals, elephants have kneecaps to stretch out their legs. They use their legs to drink, sleep, sit, and eat. Elephants can bend their knees. They don't often do so, other than in the course of normal movement, as their weight precludes them from rising easily.
Are elephants the only animals with four knees?
No animal has four knees - including elephants! This is a bad myth gone out of control. If you don't believe me, actually have a look at a skeleton of one. Simple really.The joint on the front legs of any four-legged herbivore, such as horses, cows, elephants, deer, sheep and goats that resemble our own knees (and are often informally labeled as such) is actually called the carpus - the cluster of bones that form the wrist. The real knees on animals are located on the hind legs just like humans, which are often referred to as the stifle joint.
Which way do rhino's knees bend?
2. A previous answer here said four, however only elephants have four knees. A rhino's legs rotate like a dog or cats, so they only have 2 knees.
Does an elephant have a endoskeleton?
Yes, elephants have knees. They have two knees at the back, but the front joints are not actually knees. They are regarded as elbows and wrists at the front.
Do all quadrupeds have four knees?
No. No quadrupeds have four knees, it is just that on some, the proportions make them look as if they do. On the front legs of giraffes, the part that looks like a knee is actually a wrist. EDIT: The original poster is wrong, Elephants have 4 knees.
What are some desriptions on Asian elephants?
Elephant AnswersThey are gray with trunks and they have huge hooves. They also have four knees, not all animals have four knees.Elephants are big but with little, skinny tails. Elephants are also very ,very ,very gentle.
Are These animals eat kneeling and their knees are padded?
Flamingos are known to eat while kneeling, with specialized leg joints to support this posture. These birds have special adaptation in their legs with thickened skin and cartilage to provide padding for their knees when kneeling to feed.
What animal has 4 knees?
No animal has four knees - including elephants! This is a bad myth gone out of control. If you don't believe me, actually have a look at a skeleton of one. Simple really.The joint on the front legs of any four-legged herbivore, such as horses, cows, elephants, deer, sheep and goats that resemble our own knees (and are often informally labeled as such) is actually called the carpus - the cluster of bones that form the wrist. The real knees on animals are located on the hind legs just like humans, which are often referred to as the stifle joint.
Do elephants have chins?
Actually, Elephants do indeed have a chin. I just took a class in anthropology and this came up. Aside from modern humans, elephants are the only other animal with a chin. Elephants also have sparse hair distributed unevenly on their body, with the most noticeable concentrations around the eyes, ear openings, chin, and tail. And FOUR knees!
How long does elephant grass grow?
Young polar bears need your help, if we don't then the whole world will collapse. Btw, elephants don't grow grass. They're frikkin elephants. Btw, fun fact from the Hockey Tournament today (Go Eagles! I know Leyla and I were beautiful commentators!), elephants are the only mammal with four knees. (You already knew that one, Matt).
