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BayouGal t1_jdtv9hv wrote
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It’s called digitigrade and dogs & cats show this orientation of the foot & ankle bones. Because your fingers & toes are “digits”. When you walk flat footed like a human, it’s called plantigrade, and the bottom of the foot is the plantar surface.
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