Question

Gait of elephant's gait is different from others.
A) Limbs bend both at knees and ankles
B) There is no bending of limbs
C) There is bending of limbs in the region of ankles
D) None of the above

Answer 1

The walking technique is different in different animals. Some walk very slowly and some walk very fast. The walking is controlled by the skeletal muscles and the bones found inside the animal body.

Complete answer:
To answer this question, we should know about gait. The meaning of gait is the manner of walking of the animals. Giant speed is the time taken by an organism to walk a definite distance that is 6 km or less. The normal walking speed involves the lower extremities with the trunk and arms that provides balance and stability to the organism. The gait cycle is the repetitive pattern found in strides and steps.
The activation of giant command is controlled by the central nervous system, the giant system is transmitted to the peripheral of the nervous system, it involves the muscle contraction that produce many forces, the movement across the synovial joints joint force and the skeleton segments are regulated, and the ground reaction is generated, all these features are included to complete one gait cycle. There are many skeletal body parts involved in this; the pelvis region, this cause the displacement of the posterior-anterior that alters from left to right and results in the anterior leg movement, the frontal plane, foot between heel strike and foot flat and toe-off and heel-off involve in lateral movements. The giant in any organism depends on their body structure and skeletal arrangement.
Now, during walking the center of mass of an elephant does not move from side to side, it remains constant from the ground even after the bounce of the legs. So, while running only a slight bending of knees is observed in elephants whereas during running, no bending of limbs has been noticed.

Thus, the correct option is ‘B’. There is no bending of limbs.

Note: In humans, the gait is defined as bipedal. The biphasic forwards the centre of gravity propulsion of the body in which the alternate sinuous movements of many segments are observed with reduced use of energy.