A digitigrade is an animal that stands or walks on its digits, or toes. Digitigrades include walking birds (what many assume to be bird knees are actually ankles), cats, dogs, and many other mammals, but not plantigrades or unguligrades. Digitigrades generally move more quickly and quietly than other animals.
On 25 June 1788 Virginia became the 10th US State under New Hampshire. June 25, 1788.
It was the tenth state to be admitted to the Union on June 25, 1788. Home to approximately eight million residents, Virginia is the twelfth most populous state in the United States. The capital is Richmond, and its most populous city is Virginia Beach.