plantigrade
Soles touch ground
Plantigrade describes animals that walk on the soles of their feet, with the heel touching the ground.
Humans, bears, and raccoons are plantigrade.
This contrasts with digitigrade animals like dogs and cats, which walk on their toes, and unguligrade animals like horses, which walk on hooves.
Bears have a plantigrade gait similar to humans.
Having no arch
- metatarsalMidfoot skeletal element
- tarsalOf the ankle
- calcaneusPosterior foot bone
- phalangesBones of fingers, toes
weight distribution · locomotion · gait · stance · biomechanics · podiatry · orthopedics · load-bearing
Locomotion on foot
- ambulationMovement by walking
- strideExtended single footstep
- treadSurface that grips ground
- weight-bearingSupporting physical mass
stability · balance · ground contact · slow-moving · endurance · footfall · heel strike · toe-off
Homo sapiens individual
- gorillaLargest great ape
- chimpanzeeGreat ape, genus Pan
- orangutanLarge red-haired Asian ape
- lemurMadagascan arboreal primate
baboon · bipedal · upright · Homo sapiens · anthropoid · great apes · hominid · knuckle-walking
Relating to bruins
- grizzlyLarge brown bear subspecies
- polar bearLarge white arctic mammal
- black bearDark-furred North American ursine
- brown bearLarge tan-furred omnivore
panda · hibernation · omnivore · fur · claws · den · cub · forest
flat-footed
Having no arch
- metatarsalMidfoot skeletal element
- tarsalOf the ankle
- calcaneusPosterior foot bone
phalanges · weight distribution · locomotion · gait · stance · biomechanics · podiatry · orthopedics · load-bearing · ambulatory
walking
Locomotion on foot
- ambulationMovement by walking
- strideExtended single footstep
- treadSurface that grips ground
weight-bearing · stability · balance · ground contact · slow-moving · endurance · footfall · heel strike · toe-off · propulsion
human
Homo sapiens individual
- gorillaLargest great ape
- chimpanzeeGreat ape, genus Pan
- orangutanLarge red-haired Asian ape
lemur · baboon · bipedal · upright · Homo sapiens · anthropoid · great apes · hominid · knuckle-walking · arboreal
ursine
Relating to bruins
- grizzlyLarge brown bear subspecies
- polar bearLarge white arctic mammal
- black bearDark-furred North American ursine
brown bear · panda · hibernation · omnivore · fur · claws · den · cub · forest · wildlife