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Recent Examples of bipedsUrban legend says that rats outnumber the city’s humans by as many as five to one, but a 2023 study put the number at more like three million, or about one for every three bipeds.—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
20 Aug. 2026 But whatever your awareness level regarding the legendary bipeds, Marq Evans’ new documentary is a fascinating exploration of a very specific piece of Americana, centering on a colorful collection of aging cowboys in Yakima, Washington.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Mar. 2026 The abdominal muscles in bipeds are used to stabilize the body for upright mobility — sitting up, bending, etc.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026 Most of the footprints are elongated and made by bipeds.—CBS News,
16 Dec. 2025 Beyond that, Kalouche has plans to integrate the GOAT leg into a variety of different robot morphologies, including monopods, bipeds, tripods, and that quadruped in the rendering above.—IEEE Spectrum,
16 Aug. 2016
Drawing on a variety of sources—from philosophical treatises to poems and popular jokes—this compact study shows how writers of the Roman era rendered animals, domestic and wild, as imperial subjects.
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The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2026
Horse racing makes Heidi Sheridan nervous, worrying whether the animals will get hurt.