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A digitigrade is an animal which stands or walks on its digits, or toes. They are generally faster and quieter than other types of animals.

The term can also be used as an adverb, refering to the type of locomotion used by such animals.

1 Examples of digitigrades

Canidae
horse
Felidae
- cat
- lion
Hippopotamidae
- hippotamus
Elephantidae (elephant)
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2 See also

Plantigrade
Unguligrade
LocomotionIn biology, locomotion is the self-powered, patterned motion of limbs or other anatomical parts by which an individual customarily moves itself from place to place. Forms of locomotion are walking, running, crawling, swimming and flying. See also plantigr

3 References

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Digitigrade locomotionDigitigrade locomotion is the sort of walking cats, dogs, and most other mammals engage in, excepting humans, bears, and a few others. While humans usually walk with the soles of their feet on the ground ( plantigrade locomotion), digitigrade animals walk

DigitigradeA digitigrade is an animal which stands or walks on its digits, or toes. They are generally faster and quieter than other types of animals. The term can also be used as an adverb, refering to the type of locomotion used by such animals. Examples of digiti

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