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 Published: 12 Mar 2015 | Last Updated: 12 Mar 2015 14:38:02

A recent experiment at the London Zoo undertaken by  and  (of the University of Texas at Austin) is featured in .  The experiment involved recording the forces that penguins exerted with their limbs against the ground as they walked along a corridor in their enclosure.  The aim was to obtain a complete biomechanical picture of walking in penguins, looking at how their bones, ligaments and muscles produce penguins’ distinctive off-kilter gait.  


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