Cooperative hunting is believed to have important implications for the evolution of sociality
and advanced cognitive abilities. Variation in the level of hunt organisation amongst species …

Working dogs help to keep society and individuals safe, secure, and healthy. To perform
their varied functions, it is critical to select dogs that are structurally sound and capable of …

Sport-related injuries have been reported to occur in around one-third of agility dogs. Higher
bar height in competitions has been shown to increase odds of an injury. This study …

Inspired by the cheetah, we present a novel tail control system for manoeuvring terrestrial
robots at high speed. The mathematic model for a high-speed turn is derived and the model …

The cheetah is capable of a top speed of 29 ms− 1 compared to the maximum speed of 17
ms− 1 achieved by the racing greyhound. In this study of the hindlimb and in the …

We investigated patterns of evolutionary integration in the appendicular skeleton of
mammalian carnivores. The findings are discussed in relation to performance selection in …

Background The shape of the appendicular bones in mammals usually reflects adaptations
towards different locomotor abilities. However, other aspects such as body size and …

We explored how humans adjust the stance phase mechanical function of their major lower-
limb joints (hip, knee, ankle) during maximum acceleration sprinting. Experimental data …

Stimulated by recent biomechanics research of the cheetah, a novel tail controller system for
rapid acceleration and braking is presented. To understand the targeted behaviour of a …

Most previous studies investigated the recovery of locomotion in animals and people with
incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI) during relatively simple tasks (eg, walking in a straight …