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	Perissodactyla - Odd-toed ungulates
		The Tapiridae - the closest family to the ancestral perissodactyl condition - possess four toes on the forefeet (digit V is used on wet or marshy ground) and three on the hind.
		Perissodactyls are truly unguligrade, with the heel, sole, and digits of the foot never touching the ground.
		The ulna and fibula (bones in the forearm and lower leg) are reduced, simplifying the wrist/ankle joint considerably.
	www.ultimateungulate.com /Perissodactyla.html (633 words)

	unguligrade - OneLook Dictionary Search
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		unguligrade : The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language [home, info]
		unguligrade : The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words [home, info]
	www.onelook.com /?w=unguligrade (159 words)

	1. General Features of the Foot (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Finally, there is a group of animals which rise even higher on their limbs and in fact rest on the horny covering of the terminal phalanx, the horny covering being the hoof.
		If we take the foot as that part on which a subject rests we shall recognise different things as a foot in animals with a different method of progression.
		For a plantigrade animal (bear, man) the foot will be that part of the limb distal to the radius/ulna and tibia/fibula: for digitigrades (cats, dogs) the limb distal to the metacarpals and metatarsals: for unguligrades (horse, ruminant and pig) the part of the limb enclosed in the weight-bearing hoof or hoofs.
	d-mis-web.ana.bris.ac.uk /calnet/Lfoot/page1.htm (587 words)

	Lab 5
		The other cursorial mammals are either digitigrade or unguligrade.
		Ultimate modification of the limb structure for cursorial movement is found in the ungulates, especially those inhabiting the open plains and grasslands.
		These animals are called unguligrade and the phalanges are elevated such that only the hooves contact the ground.
	www.wtamu.edu /~rmatlack/Mammalogy/lab5.htm (1057 words)

	''Beth, The White Guardian'' Costume Facts
		Falling, while wearing the unguligrade leg appliances was the number one concern for Jean's safety.
		Twelve (12) months [three (3) days a week] of intensive exercises to strengthen her body [especially her legs and ankles] for the stress of wearing the unguligrade leg appliances.
		Two (2) roundtrip tickets to Fresno for preliminary mold and cast work, for the costume's mask, hands and unguligrade leg appliances, at Ed Kline's personal studio.
	www.whiteponyproductions.com /bethcostumefacts.htm (418 words)

	Amazon.com: "unguligrade locomotion": Key Phrase page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
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		and cows and omnivores, such as peccaries and pigs, rely on unguligrade locomotion.
		It must be noted however, that changes in the numberoftoes and the progression to unguligrade locomotion were not paired events (MacFadden 1992a).
	www.amazon.com /phrase/unguligrade-locomotion (313 words)

	Costume Construction
		Gen-II hoofboots, HOLA (Hooved Orthotic Leg Appliance) Prototype, and current ULAs (Unguligrade Leg Appliances), for horse, and deer.
		While we of course build heads and masks, we are perhaps best known for our hooves and unguligrade leg extensions.
		Again, while by no means groundbreaking in their own right, we have been quite pleased with the outcome of our experimentation and hope to continue down our present path of successes.
	www.lordsofthehoof.com /index_files/construction.html (196 words)

	APC 100
		Notice the foot postures of these mammals and the changes in proportion to the distal parts of their limbs.
		By comparing the limbs of PLANTIGRADE (burrower), DIGITIGRADE (dog), and UNGULIGRADE mammals (horse), one can see that the increase in limb length derives mainly from an elongation of the distal part of the limb.
		This keeps the length of the in-lever as short as possible relative to the length of the out-lever and maximizes velocity as well as increases stride.
	trc.ucdavis.edu /mjguinan/apc100/modules/Musculoskeletal/skeleton/biomech/biomech1.html (198 words)

	LEVER SYSTEMS AND BIOMECHANICS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Terminology: li, lo, Fi, Fo, Vi, Vo, torque, stasis, Class 1, 2 and 3 levers, mechanical advantage, mechanical disadvantage, gear ratio, stride frequency, stride length, summation of velocities, unsupported interval, fossorial, humeral rotation, synarthrosis, amphiarthrosis, diarthrosis, ligament, meniscus, tendon, articular capsule, synovial membrane, unguligrade, plantigrade, digitigrade
		Be able to give examples of structural modifications in running animals designed to increase speed, and understand which component of running speed (stride length or stride frequency) they are maximizing.
		How do plantigrade, digitigrade, and unguligrade vertebrates differ with respect to locomotion?
	www.stetson.edu /~pmay/303leversg.htm (320 words)

	Virginia Museum of Natural History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Dogs and cats actually walk and run on their toes (digitigrade).
		Horses and cows walk and run on their hooves (unguligrade), which are modified fingernails.
		By walking and running on their toes or hooves, these animals lengthen their stride and increase their speed.
	www.vmnh.net /index.cfm?pg=210 (144 words)

	MedFriendly.com: Unguligrade
		Unguligrade animals include horses, pigs, giraffes, and other even-toed hooved animals.
		Unguligrade comes from the Latin word “ungula” meaning “a hoof” and the Latin word “gradus” meaning “a step.” Put the words together and you get “a hoof (and) a step.”
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	www.medfriendly.com /unguligrade.html (89 words)

	Desert Diary, 18 July 2003--Plantigrade (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Did you know that you are a plantigrade creature, as are such animals as porcupines and bears?
		They are unguligrade, referring to walking on the very tip of the toes, giving them what some people think is a backwards-facing knee--actually the heel, far up the leg.
		The knee is much higher and almost concealed.
	museum.utep.edu /archive/mammals/DDplantigrade.htm (252 words)

	Rainforest Glossary - U: Zoom Rainforests
		The understory of a rainforest is a dark, cool environment under the leaves in the trees (the canopy) of a forest, but over the ground.
		Horses, deer, pigs, and many other mammals are unguligrade.
		Click on an underlined word for more information on that subject.
	www.enchantedlearning.com /subjects/rainforest/glossary/indexu.shtml (443 words)

	Unguligrade - WikiFur, the furry encyclopedia - A Wikia wiki
		Unguligrade - WikiFur, the furry encyclopedia - A Wikia wiki
		Unguligrade refers to a style of anatomy of the walking limbs: specifically, one where the animal stands and walks using the tips of its toes (or hooves, in most cases).
		Horses and deer are examples of animals which have this style of leg.
	furry.wikia.com /wiki/Unguligrade (124 words)

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		If the sole of the foot supports the body weight, the mammal is plantigrade and walks much of the time (ambulatory).
		If the mammal has a hoof, only the tips of the digits touch the ground and the mammal is unguligrade.
		Every type of locomotion has distinct foot anatomy.
	www.msu.edu /~mcelhinn/zoology/mammalreviews/postcranialans.htm (431 words)

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		How do these differences affect the physical principles of locomotion and what forms of locomotion are favored by each?
		Plantigrade - on heel and sole of foot, favors walking digitigrade -on digits, favor running.
		unguligrade -on hoofs, favor running — high speed.
	courses.biology.utah.edu /dearing/5370/exams/2003-5370examkey3.doc (1608 words)

	Definition of unguligrade - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
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	www.m-w.com /dictionary/unguligrade (41 words)

	Prelab6 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Notice how Equus caballus has reduced bone weight in the distal portions of its appendicular skeleton.
		Look closely at the unguligrade limb in the lab and you will see that all other tissues are reduced as well.
		Even if you know the answer, why would I ask this question?
	www.uoguelph.ca /~mammals/Prelab6.htm (1927 words)

	Lama Foot
		ruminants are unguligrade, walking on the tips of their toes.
		from the ruminant unguligrade stance; camelids walk on their digits, or
		phalanges, like dogs, instead of the tips of their toes like unguligrade
	www.rmla.com /foot.htm (1249 words)

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