Re: So Just How Much Could They Bend Their Tail?

[Graydon <graydon@dsl.ca>]

On Wed, Dec 19, 2001 at 10:44:33AM +0100, Øyvind M. Padron scripsit:
> the rest of the tail was not designed for flexibility, but had a slight 
> ability to bend - maybe to prevent that it'd snap too easily while running 
> or jumping etc.

If it's slightly flexible, it's useful as a dynamic damper; if it's not
flexible at all, it's a big problem, becuase it takes muscular effort to
keep it from oscillating when the animal moves.

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