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The evolution of the upright posture and gait – a review and a new synthesis.

Niemitz, Carsten·2010·Naturwissenschaften
DOI 10.1007/s00114-009-0637-3PMC PMC2819487
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  • All of the many other primate species observed wading typically exhibit an orthograde (hence bipedal) posture, rising up onto their hind limbs.

    “Humans are not the only primate species known to wade and interestingly, all of the many other primate species observed wading typically exhibit an orthograde (hence bipedal) posture, rising up onto their hind limbs (western lowland gorillas (Doran and McNeilage, 1998), e.g. chimpanzees (Karlowski, 1996), bonobos (Myers Thompson, 2002), several species of monkey (Niemitz, 2010)).”

    From The energy costs of wading in water (2014) · cites this paper as Niemitz, 2010

  • Wading in water is considered to provide significant support to a quadrupedal animal in an orthograde posture, even in the shallows.

    “Wading in water is considered to provide significant support to a quadrupedal animal in an orthograde posture, even in the shallows (Niemitz, 2010).”

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Authors
Niemitz, C.
Venue
Naturwissenschaften
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2010-02-03
Volume
97
Issue
3
Pages
241-263
ISSN
  • 0028-1042
  • 1432-1904
DOI
10.1007/s00114-009-0637-3
PMC
PMC2819487
Cited by
128
References
1
Language
en

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