I read somewhere that the backward bending part of the hind legs of animals actually corresponds to our ankles, and the hind "knee" corresponds to our heel.
The elephant thing is neat though, it now explains to me why I always thought they were drawn wrong.
I went and looked at elephant pictures, including skeletons and I can't see what Dag is talking about.
I just learned that men are more likely to be mentally retarded than women. And, more severly so. They are also, however, more likely to be geniuses.
Elephant is able to kneel on its hind legs, because it has knees there. If a deer was to do the same thing, it couldn't, because it's hind legs bend the other way. see?
Which reminds me of Gregory Colbert's elephant photos...
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Dag, those aint back knees. To further factoidify my previous musings, Here is a skeleton of deer.
That bendy back "knee" part is actually his ankle. His knees are tucked under his torso. Though I also prefer the backwardly bending knee definition better than wierdly vertical feet and an ankle way up there.
He doesn't have kneecaps though, which the elephants do 4 of.
Lk: did your learning include the why? Does it have to do with women's more active cross-over thingy of the right-left brain bridge?
in any case, the elephant is the only animal with four knees.
littlek wrote:I just learned that men are more likely to be mentally retarded than women. And, more severly so. They are also, however, more likely to be geniuses.
I couldnt read all those big words in the first part of your statement , but I have an atomic slide rule in my hand, just to prove you wrong anyway.
.....And men are much better at reading "upside down" maps. Very handy when one is in Australia.
.....and seeing as we are in the Australian zone, did you know that a bertender in Oz, when he wants to serve you, says " Y'right?".
I once had been queueing for a refreshing cold lager (if you want a particularly cold lager, Oz is the place to get one) and when it came to my turn, the man looked at me, and said " Y'Right?" and I replied "Yes, thanks awfully, I'm in frightfully good health", and he moved on to the next chappie.
How was I to know?
I must say though, the Fruit Toasties and Wedgies are out of this world.
Ellpus.
Wedges, I see that I hurried my last entry.....bit like my honeymoon actually. (not the U.S style of wedgie, I do apologize).
Wedges, as in wedge of potato, nicely fried and dipped in Mayo....taken with a cold lager. Scrummy.
dlowan, whilst I was there, I was told that Australia was bigger, in land mass, than the U.S.A, but the population is smaller than greater London.
Is this true?
If it is, then each person in Oz must own almost as much land as I do.
Ellpus
Faulty logic, even if premises be true.
(Which at least one of them be not)
Thank you for clearing that up, I was worried for a minute. Just goes to show that Tourists believe anything.
They tried to pull my leg about the Platypus having fur, a beak like a Duck, a tail like a beaver and the ability to lay eggs.
I know I was very, very drunk at the time but I wasnt falling for that one.
Ellpus.
Good Lord (wait a mo, thats ME!!!)....Good grief, it looks like its been designed by a Committee !
Tell me, dlowan, I note that your reference sites are from Tas, is that where you live perchance? Wine glass bay? Launceston? Beautiful scenery, very much like Scotland.
Ellpus.
