| Short-legged hoppers rely on the release of stored energy in a rapid catapult action, Burrows explains in his paper. |
| Long-legged animals with longer strides maintain contact with the ground for more time during each step than do short-legged creatures. |
| They were all short-legged and plantigrade, and they had five toes on each foot, a primitive feature. |
| The placid, short-legged Ryelands suited the purpose, but have not been kept by the Royal Family since those days. |
| The Indian sambar deer looks like a short-legged big-bodied understudy of our American elk. |
| The turnspit dog Only an especially resilient, docile and short-legged breed of dog would be willing and able to undertake this thankless task. |
