Bipedalism Bipedalism Bipedalism is a form of terrestrial locomotion where an organism moves by means of its two rear limbs or legs. An animal or machine that usually moves in a bipedal manner is known as a biped , meaning "two feet" (from the Latin "bis" for "double" and "pes" for "foot"). Types of bipedal movement include walking, running, or hopping. Few modern species are habitual bipeds whose normal method of locomotion is two-legged. Within mammals, habitual bipedalism has evolved multiple times, with the macropods, kangaroo rats and mice, springhare, hopping mice, pangolins and hominin apes (australopithecines and humans) as well
Brother Dusty-Feet Brother Dusty-Feet Brother Dusty-Feet is a children's historical novel written by Rosemary Sutcliff and first published in 1952. It is set in England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. It is Sutcliff's fourth book. Hugh Copplestone is an orphaned eleven-year-old boy living with his paternal Aunt Alison, who resents the duty of looking after her brother's child. When he answers her back after she speaks disrespectfully of his dead father, Aunt Alison vindictively vows to have his pet dog Argos killed on the excuse that she has no duty of care to the animal and no intention of incurring