born to run rabbit rib cage turbo

digme

I was wondering could someone help me.I remember reading something about rabbits and how when they are running their legs stretch their rib cage or something to inject air into their lungs ,something along the lines of a turbo in a car.
Anyone know where about it was mentioned in the book or even if this is the correct book I'm on about?
Funny request I know .

donothoponpop

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mo_bhicycle

digme wrote: »

I was wondering could someone help me.I remember reading something about rabbits and how when they are running their legs stretch their rib cage or something to inject air into their lungs ,something along the lines of a turbo in a car.
Anyone know where about it was mentioned in the book or even if this is the correct book I'm on about?
Funny request I know .

It's mentioned in Born To Run

lizanne83

Yes sure I read ‘Born to Run’
Chapter 28 from page 214

Lots of mammals kackknife their bodies in he same way…. Same with big cats & little rabbits.
But one has slinkies that spring back out – like a rabbit with a pring-loaded belly.
Rabbis run in the same way but only difference Is that they have slinkies stuck to their diaphragm, unlike cats (eg tigers, etc) hence why it gets away faster from its preditor
But rabbits problem is that they don’t have reserved artillery….. read the rest yourseld from pg 215. Quite interesting to apply running evolution and biomechanics to how sloppy us human beings run!)

monthehoops

lizanne83 wrote: »

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Rabbis run in the same way but only difference Is that they have slinkies stuck to their diaphragm, unlike cats (eg tigers, etc) hence why it gets away faster from its preditor

Ve do???? Intereshtink.

COUCH WARRIOR

lizanne83 wrote: »

Yes sure I read ‘Born to Run’
Chapter 28 from page 214

...Quite interesting to apply running evolution and biomechanics to how sloppy us human beings run!)

I think the whole point of that book is that we're not "sloppy" at running at all, but are in fact natures ultimate distance runners if we'd ever ditch the shoes

lizanne83

True... in summary, it's down to the shoes... but our vertical design of standing upright on two rather than down on all fours... does limit our speed.... I'm not saying I way to going back to being a monkey or anything but.... yah it's mainly down to the shoes. Point.