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[–] 14 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

Fun tidbit: high heels shift the stance from plantigrade to digitigrade. Many animals, including cats and dogs, are digitigrades and naturally walk on just their toes.

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  • [–] 10 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

    I think most mammals are digitigrades, right? Afaik the only plantigrades are humans and bears.

    Oh nice, the wiki page you linked has a list. The other living plantigrade mammals are:

    • Several primates (including humans and lemurs) Carnivora:
    • Ursidae: bears (with the exception of the hemicyonines)
    • Musteloidea: skunks, raccoons, weasels, badgers, otters, and red pandas
    • Rodents: mice, rats, porcupines
    • Hedgehogs
    • Hyraxes
    • Marsupialia: kangaroos, opossums
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  • [–] 4 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    True, but won't be good for humans unless we get a mutation that gives us appropriate feet structure to be digitigrade.

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