Salamander Stroll (VIDEO)

National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS)

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To evaluate 3-D movements, scientists filmed a tiger salamander walking across a custom-built platform that measured the forces on the limb bones.

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Sandy Kawano and Rick Blob/Clemson Univ.

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