#skeletal structure

which animal has the BEST feet? which animal can pull a double retail shift on a flat unpadded concrete floor?

With approximately 0 knowledge, I have decided that the Pygmy Hippopotamus has very ergonomic-looking foot bones

I bet these guys don’t even know what arch pain *is*.

^ Pygmy hippo forelimb at center

Idk I just feel like it’s a good all-terrain design and way less fucked up looking than a rhino foot, for example

-- consists of      -- tarsals      -- metatarsals      -- phalanges

-- located in the lower limbs

-- part of the appendicular skeleton

-- short bones

-- function      -- support      -- structure      -- movement

Brain - Skeletal Study

This was done for @sad-harlow, who asked for an example of what Brain in skeletal form might look like. This was a challenge, but an interesting one. I do apologize in that skeletons are not my forte, so there are definitely errors here, but I hope that this helps you a little in getting an idea for what lurks underneath all that fur.

Three examples here are given:

- Fur/Skin Elements Only - Skeletal Overlay - Skeleton + Skull Only

I drew the top image first, then added the skeleton. Because the skull on the full body was drawn taking my style into account, I added the skull on the right to show a more accurate representation of what canon Brain’s head might look like, with the enlarged skull and more rounded eye cavities, and even that’s not entirely accurate. What I should have done was take a screen shot of either original or reboot Brain and done a skeleton over that, but I was stupid and didn’t. Heh. If you’d like a redo, let me know.

Images of real mouse skeletons and skulls were referenced, as was this image from the opening titles for Pinky and the Brain:

I would highly recommend looking up skeletal references of mice yourself so as to get a better idea of what he’d look like. Since Brain is a cartoon, liberties can, of course, be taken, but it’s still good to have an understanding of the foundations.

Luz was the first to witness this when Amity yote her entire shoulder against rock and when she stood up it was crooked and completely hanging out of its socket. She was freaking out but Amity just went “tis but a scratch” and popped that shoulder right back into place like it was nothing. Luz was thoroughly disturbed and Amity was confused.

The twins constantly panic everyone by jumping off high places and slamming into objects and twisting every limb and looking like a jumbled mess. Once Em decided to see if she could twist Ed into a pretzel while he was asleep but he woke up halfway through. This also means all 3 of them are very flexible and Eda has dared them to see how far they can twist their heads around.