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LEAPING 



to that of the horse's leap, as well as one (Fig. 206) 

 like that in the horse's gallop. It seems that the 

 former is longer than the latter in the full-speed gallop 

 of the greyhound-! It appears that if this dog begins 



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Fig. 207. 



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FitJ. 209. Fig. 210. Fig. 211. 



Gallop of the Greyhound, showing Two Periods of Suspension. 



Fig. 212. 



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Fig. 215. Fig. 216. Fig. 217. 



Gallop of the Cat, showing One Period of Suspension. 



his stride on one fore leg, the right for instance (Fig. 205), 

 he will after his two periods of suspension (Figs. 206 and 

 209) " take off " from the opposite fore leg, the left (Fig. 

 211) in this case. If this be true, his stride (counting it 



