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No animal has four knees - including elephants! This is a bad myth gone out of control. If you don't believe me, actually have a look at a skeleton of one. Simple really.
The joint on the front legs of any four-legged herbivore, such as horses, cows, elephants, deer, sheep and goats that resemble our own knees (and are often informally labeled as such) is actually called the carpus - the cluster of bones that form the wrist. The real knees on animals are located on the hind legs just like humans, which are often referred to as the stifle joint.
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∙ 12y agoMany four-legged mammals have 4 knees (joints from which the lower leg bends backward) : cows, horses, elephants, rhinos.
Animals such as dogs and cats have forward-angled lower legs on their hind legs, with the knees higher up. The forepaws are roughly analogous to human elbows.
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∙ 8y agoNone. All quadruped animals have only two knees. The knees on animals are located on the hind legs just like humans, which are often referred to as the stifle joint. The joint on the front legs of any four-legged herbivore, such as horses, cows, elephants, deer, sheep and goats that resemble our own knees (and are often informally labeled as such) is actually called the carpus - the cluster of bones that form the wrist.
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∙ 12y agowell actually my dear boy there are two of these such animals... one is of course the elephant and the other being black people... both deriving from Africa of course
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∙ 11y agoThe elephant.
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∙ 11y agoThe Elephant
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∙ 13y agoElephant
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What animals have 4 knees?
Elephants are the only animals that have four knees. Their hind legs and fore legs bend just the same. Elephants can gain top speed of 7m/sec without running.
Do dinosorious have four knees?
No. Actually, the elephant is the only animal with four knees.
What savanna animal has padded and callused knees?
A camel? A camel?
What savanna animal has paddedhairy and callused knees?
The knees of the warthog are padded, callused and hairy. The warthogs knees are this way because they spend a lot of time kneeling to eat in the prairie grasses.
Are elephants the only animals with four knees?
No animal has four knees - including elephants! This is a bad myth gone out of control. If you don't believe me, actually have a look at a skeleton of one. Simple really.The joint on the front legs of any four-legged herbivore, such as horses, cows, elephants, deer, sheep and goats that resemble our own knees (and are often informally labeled as such) is actually called the carpus - the cluster of bones that form the wrist. The real knees on animals are located on the hind legs just like humans, which are often referred to as the stifle joint.
Which animal can bend knees backword?
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What animals have 4 knees?
Elephants are the only animals that have four knees. Their hind legs and fore legs bend just the same. Elephants can gain top speed of 7m/sec without running.
Do dinosorious have four knees?
No. Actually, the elephant is the only animal with four knees.
What savanna animal has padded and callused knees?
A camel? A camel?
What savanna animal has paddedhairy and callused knees?
The knees of the warthog are padded, callused and hairy. The warthogs knees are this way because they spend a lot of time kneeling to eat in the prairie grasses.
What skeletal features allow an animal to be a good jumper?
Having knees...
Do all quadrupeds have four knees?
No. No quadrupeds have four knees, it is just that on some, the proportions make them look as if they do. On the front legs of giraffes, the part that looks like a knee is actually a wrist. EDIT: The original poster is wrong, Elephants have 4 knees.
Does a cat have 4 knees?
They have 2 knees, each with one patella. So they have 2 patellas, not four. These are located on their hind legs. Their front legs have elbows, not knees.
Which way do rhino's knees bend?
2. A previous answer here said four, however only elephants have four knees. A rhino's legs rotate like a dog or cats, so they only have 2 knees.
What are the ratings and certificates for Mad Men - 2007 Hands and Knees 4-10?
Mad Men - 2007 Hands and Knees 4-10 is rated/received certificates of: Netherlands:12
How many knees does a deer have?
Only two. The only quadruped with 4 knees is the elephant.
What animal has no knees?
All animals that use their limbs for locomotion have knee joints on their hind legs, just the same as humans. Creatures without legs would also have no knees. Some of these include: Snakes Invertebrates Fish Marine Mammals When watching 4 footed animals it often appears that they have no knees, this is because to run fast the knee has migrated up to the top of the leg so appears to be a hip (it remains in the same place on the front limbs
