Re: [Re: [Terramegathermy in the Time of the Titans (long...)]]

[Dann Pigdon <dannj@alphalink.com.au>]

archosaur@usa.net wrote:

> 
> Surely not. Horses have such adaptations, but do elephants have any? Or any
> dinosaurs?
> 
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 
> Um, I'm not sure if elephants do or not, though I do believe that they do.

During the "Making of Walking With Dinosaurs", there was a scene where the
sauropod animators were watching elephants moving about with their trainer. As
soon as they stopped walking (the elephants that is), the trainer pointed out
how their posture shifted as they locked their knees and elbows into place to
brace themselves while standing still.

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Dann Pigdon                   Australian Dinosaurs:
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