2015
DOI: 10.4102/ojvr.v82i1.953
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Thoracic limb morphology of the red panda (<i>Ailurus fulgens</i>) evidenced by osteology and radiography

Abstract: The red panda (Ailurus fulgens) is distributed primarily in the Himalayas and southern China. It is classified as a vulnerable species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. The aim of this study was to describe the normal osteology and radiographic anatomy of the thoracic limb of the red panda. Radiography of the right thoracic limb was performed in seven captive adult red pandas. Radiographic findings were correlated with bone specimens from three adult animals. The scapula was wide craniocau… Show more

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“…Cursorial animals like small East African goats inhabit more open terrain than less cursorial animals (Gonyea, ). Less cursorial animals inhabit high‐structured habitats such as dense forests; therefore, their thoracic limb is capable of greater range and variety of movements compared with cursorial animals (Hopwood, ; Makungu, Groenewald, du Plessis, Barrows, & Koeppel, ). The thoracic limb of cursorial animals is restricted to forward and backward movements (pendulum‐like) to allow fast movements on the ground as an adaptation to terrestrial lifestyle (Gonyea, ; Hopwood, ).…”
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“…Cursorial animals like small East African goats inhabit more open terrain than less cursorial animals (Gonyea, ). Less cursorial animals inhabit high‐structured habitats such as dense forests; therefore, their thoracic limb is capable of greater range and variety of movements compared with cursorial animals (Hopwood, ; Makungu, Groenewald, du Plessis, Barrows, & Koeppel, ). The thoracic limb of cursorial animals is restricted to forward and backward movements (pendulum‐like) to allow fast movements on the ground as an adaptation to terrestrial lifestyle (Gonyea, ; Hopwood, ).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The location of the insertion of the infraspinatus muscle above the level of the humeral head in small East African goats diminishes the abduction function of the infraspinatus muscle (Hopwood, ). In arboreal quadrupeds, the location of the insertion of the infraspinatus muscle is at the same level as the head of the humerus and hence enhances the abduction function of the infraspinatus muscle, which is important in arboreal quadrupedal locomotion (Makungu et al., ; Taylor, ). Further, the insertion of the supraspinatus muscle on the cranially located cranial part of the major tubercle prevents lateral movement as the thoracic limb moves forward and backward (Hopwood, ).…”
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