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mk · 4375 days ago · link · · parent · post: Cheetahs on the Edge, Just an awesome video of a running cheetah.
It's difficult to tell, but I was trying to figure something out here: When it brings a pair of legs forward, they come close together, however, they go back one before the other. When the cheetah turns, the outer leg comes back first, which makes sense. However, when the cheetah is running a straight line, I wonder if they favor one leg over the other, or if they alternate to keep balance. It's awesome that all these subtleties of movement are taking place at such incredible speed in response to so many different factors.