>>35873497>>35873606>>35873606>>35873628Kek you guys are ridiculous. I’m sure you’re a bunch of people who don’t give much of a shit about animals thinking that they know better and assume that “it should just work” just becuase humans can walk backwards pretty well.
I’m not claiming to be “an expert” but I’ve done a lot of research into animal anatomy since childhood. I know and can draw most animal gaits and basic skeletons from memory to a decent degree. I feel like my opinion is at least educated.
I don’t really know how to explain it better. I never said it was literally impossible for an animal to walk backwards in any capacity, that’s ridiculous. Everyone has seen that.
But the animal will not have an efficient gait. Which is what matters. It can’t take large steps, so it will be forced to walk faster with baby steps. Imagine if one of your legs were hurt and could only do half steps. Your whole gait would be slowed. The only possible way around this is for only the rear legs to walk at 2x speed, which will only work for walking, walking faster, and no other gait. It will not be able to canter, trot, or gallop, aka run. It probably wouldn’t even be able to jump well either.
>you said it couldn’t stretch at all and would land on the hooves wrongYes, for running more specifically, or for trying to use the “knee” for stretch.
Sorry if I was unclear but I tried to be less wordy after the initial response.
If you guys find animal anatomy autistic then that’s fine. I’m getting bored of the argument anyway as there’s been no real evidence from the other side, just disagreement. And I don’t want to continue to shit up the thread. Just find it ironic that at the same time you guys are so sure of yourselves and assume you’re correct that you assume I’m the one being ridiculous.
However, If you want to disregard anatomy and find a way to cartoon it away then that’s fine I guess.
