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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 ago
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∙ 12y agoThey don't. No quadruped (four-legged) animal has four knees.
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. These are often found close to the animal's belly.
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∙ 15y agoNo. Your friend probably told you that.
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∙ 12y agoNo but elephants do have 4 knees.
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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.
How many knees does an elephant have?
An elephant, just like 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.
What animal has 4 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.
Do dogs have kneecaps?
They don't have any. The only quadrupeds with knees are elephants.
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.
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.
Do dinosorious have four knees?
No. Actually, the elephant is the only animal with four knees.
How many knees does an elephant have?
An elephant, just like 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.
What animal has 4 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.
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.
Do dogs have kneecaps?
They don't have any. The only quadrupeds with knees are elephants.
What makes an elephant special?
AN ELEPHANT IS COOL BECAUSE IT ONLY HAS FOUR TEETH
Can elephants trot?
In the Savannahs of Africa and the jungles of India and Sri Lanka
What can only human and elephants do that no other animal cannot?
Us and elephants are the only land animals that can cry.
Do elephants have chins?
Actually, Elephants do indeed have a chin. I just took a class in anthropology and this came up. Aside from modern humans, elephants are the only other animal with a chin. Elephants also have sparse hair distributed unevenly on their body, with the most noticeable concentrations around the eyes, ear openings, chin, and tail. And FOUR knees!
Do dogs have knee caps?
All animals that have legs in order to walk on land have two knees. The knees are only found on the hind legs, and for animals such as cows, horses, deer and elephants that look like they have four knees, the joints on the front legs are actually the wrist joint. Elongated bones allow such an animal to increase it's stretch and therefore capable in taking larger strides with minimal effort. For most animals, particularly birds where the knees are usually completely hidden, the actual knees can be found quite far up on the leg, often right next to the animal's belly. The backwards-bending joint in the middle of the hind legs are actually the animal's ankle, often called the "hock" joint.
