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Many herbivores evolved long legs. A longer stride means fewer steps to cover a distance, which saves energy. Long ligaments in the legs allowed standing with less fatigue. Long legs also make animals taller and faster—important for spotting predators and fleeing from them.
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- Title: Early camel
- Location: Brule Formation, Sioux Co., Nebraska, United States, North America
- Physical Dimensions: L: 107 cm W: 18 cm H: 79 cm
- Type: Fossil
- Rights: This image was obtained from the Smithsonian Institution. The image or its contents may be protected by international copyright laws. http://www.si.edu/termsofuse
- External Link: View this object record in the Smithsonian Institution Collections Search Center
- Weight: 150 kg (estimated)
- USNM Catalog Number(s): V15917
- Scientific Name: <i>Poebrotherium sp.</i>
- Photo Credit: Donald E. Hurlbert, Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History
- Historic Period: Lived 37–33 million years ago
- Geologic Age: Cenozoic - Paleogene - Oligocene
- Field: Paleobiology
- Date Collected: 1932-06-24
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