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Animal locomotion, elephants that can't run to cheetahs that most certainly can. Cutting-edge science explores the challenges and limits that animals face when moving about on land, and reveals how... kangaroos have managed to cheat the system.
Animal locomotion, elephants that can't run to cheetahs that most certainly can. Cutting-edge science explores the challenges and limits that animals face when moving about on land, and reveals how... kangaroos have managed to cheat the system.
| Module code and title: | S324, Animal physiology |
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| Item code: | S324; 06; 2001 |
| Recording date: | 2001 |
| First transmission date: | 2001 |
| Published: | 2001 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OUDA web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:29:01 |
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| Producer: | Ingrid Kvale |
| Contributors: | Chris Packham; Peter Aerts; Russ Baudinette; Don Hoyt; Vaughan Langman |
| Publisher: | BBC, Open University |
| Keyword(s): | Animal locomotion; body design; horse; cheetah; elephant; kangaroo; Longleat Safari Park |
| Subject terms: | Animal heat; Horses - Exercise - Physiological aspects; Animal locomotion |
| Production number: | JOUA119K |
| Videofinder number: | 6016 |
| Available to public: | no |
