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Elephant limbs display unique morphological features which are related mainly to supporting the enormous body weight of the animal. ... Some peculiarities of healthy and arthrotic knee joints of elephants were compared with human knees. In contrast to those of other quadruped mammals, the knee joint of elephants displays...
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www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16420379
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One of the most spectacular sights out here is a formation known as Elephant Knees. It's a mudhill ridge with thick fluted that look like the knees of elephants. ... One of the most spectacular sights out here is a formation known as Elephant Knees. It's a mudhill ridge with thick fluted that look like the knees of...
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www.desertusa.com/magfeb98/fishcreek/fishcrk2.html
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Mud Hills Wash to Elephant Knees ... This hike will take you through the magical mudhills on the edge of the Fish Creek badlands and up to the top of the Elephant Knees mesa where you can see for yourself the vastness and density of the area's oyster shell reefs.
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www.desertusa.com/Thingstodo/du_ttd_mudhill.html
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As a matter of completeness, I should point out that all mammals (all tetrapod vertebrates, in fact) have knees. They may not look at all like our knees, but the bone structure of an elephant's leg is the same as ours: a single thigh bone (femur) and two lower leg bones (tibia and fibula).
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www.madsci.org/posts/archives/May2003/1053313506.Zo.r.h...
www.madsci.org/posts/archives/May2003/1053313506.Zo.r.html
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; Elephant Knees Overlooking Fish Creek Wash ... Elephant Knees from the Wind Caves ... Photo of the large mesa with fluted sides called Elephant Knees...
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www.abdnha.org/pages/06_exploring/central/geology/eleph...
www.abdnha.org/pages/06_exploring/central/geology/elephantknees.htm
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The exciting, odd, and varied artwork of Houston-area artist Michael-Ann Belin. ... Art on the Wing...
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the only mammal with 4 knees is an elephant... and ironically, it's the only mammal that cannot jump...; At 8:04 P.M. on October 13, 2003 ... And what if I said no? Would you even care? ... Guard today... class then practice... it was trés tiring. But Fo was there, so that made it all worth it, lol. He is so awesome...
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hippos4me04.diaryland.com/031013_85.html
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If you like to collect art that is made for conversation, then this Mother Elephant with Baby Nestled in Her Knees was made for you! The Mother Elephant with Baby Nestled in Her Knees shows the majestic elephant with a ll attention drawn to the her baby!
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www.ninja-weapons.com/Decorative/Elephant_Figurines/977...
www.ninja-weapons.com/Decorative/Elephant_Figurines/9775.shtml
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All a sauropod would have to do is have a slightly different arrangement of the tendon route over the knee to reap enough leverage to stand in 1g. And as can be seen when diagrams [seen below] of human and elephant knees are compared, there are many differences in structure, including size and placement of the patella,
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www.talkorigins.org/faqs/sauropods/sauropods-structural...
www.talkorigins.org/faqs/sauropods/sauropods-structural.html
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