| Squirrels represent the
plantigrade stance. They spend a lot of time climbing trees and
standing on only two feet, and they require a lot of balance and
support. Their unguligrade stance gives them a lot of contact
with the ground and relatively large in-lever to out-lever ratio giving
them power to jump long distances and scurry up trees. |
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