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With each step, the forceplate provided measurements of the magnitude of their bodyweight forces on the joints, and the direction of those forces.
Pravda.Ru 2010
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Without interfering with the ape, the researchers used a forceplate to record the forces exerted by the gibbon's feet as it leapt, and two high speed cameras to record details of its body position, and the angles of its legs, body and arms. his revealed that the gibbon uses four distinct modes of leaping, categorised as the orthograde single footed take-off, the orthograde two footed take-off, the orthograde squat jump and the pronograde single footed take off.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2010
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