Sentences with phrase «like human legs»

Ultimately, Herr would like to deliver a «biohybrid» prosthetic leg system in which the limb moves much like a human leg and can be controlled by the wearer's neurological system.

Not exact matches

«We also wanted it to be something kids could imagine as anything — we didn't want it to be something they were already familiar with like a four - legged animal or two - legged human — so it has three legs... and one eye.»

By the end of the book, Animal Farm has been renamed Manor Farm and the ruling pigs are walking on two legs like the humans they overthrew.

This is great, but if you really want to see what what God's love looks like, look to Jesus dying on a cross for the sins of the world, including the sins of those who are whipping his back and legs until his skin is gone and then laying that back on a rough and splintery wooden cross to crucify him, and continuing the torture until he's unrecognizable as a human being.

There are many transitional fossils: reptiles to birds (like Sinosauropteryx, Caudipteryx, Protarchaeopteryx), mammal to whale fossils (whale fossils have been found with legs, like Rodhocetus and Basilosaurus), and yes, even ape - to - human fossils (like Australopithecus afarensis, Homo habilis, and Homo erectus).

Finally Charlie slung himself off the top rope like a human crossbow bolt out into a crowd of drunk, flamingo - limbed models, all of them spilling their drinks and laughing with their legs spread out wide as they collapsed helplessly to the floor, not trying to catch him or even break his fall as he fell to the ground.

It doesn't mean that human beings are going backward or that all our hard - won adaptations, like big brains and springy legs, have lost their value.

It's like stepping on human legs.

The new small, affordable sensors, like the $ 100 Fitbit, can wirelessly log all sorts of human metrics: brainwave patterns during sleep, heart rates during exercise, leg power exerted on bike rides, number of steps taken, places visited, sounds heard.

On the ground, moving from fruit tree to fruit tree, bonobos often stand and walk on two legs — behavior that makes them seem more like humans than chimps.

Although birds have the same bones in their legs as humans, their thighs are oriented horizontally, so it looks like they are permanently holding the yoga chair pose.

But horses, like humans, are unable to shift their weight off all four legs; they compensate for the additional force by keeping their feet on the ground longer.

After taking measurements and collecting observations on nine living primate species, including humans, Carrier concluded that the living apes with the shortest legs for their body size, like gorillas and orangutans, are those that spend the least time in trees.

These features include relatively small, orange - sized brains and curved fingers like those of Homo species that lived around 2 million years ago, as well as wrists, hands, legs, feet and body sizes comparable to those of Neandertals and humans.

A. sediba «s «face, teeth, pelvis and legs show more human characteristics, and those indicate that this is the most human - like australopithecine yet discovered», says Chris Stringer of the Natural History Museum in London, who was not involved in the study.

«Yet the wrist, hands, legs and feet look more like those of Neanderthals and modern humans, and the teeth are relatively small and simple, and set in lightly built jawbones.»

(That explains why, to human eyes, a flamingo's leg looks like it bends the wrong way.)

A close examination of 3.6 million year old hominin footprints discovered in Laetoli, Tanzania suggests our ancestors evolved the hallmark trait of extended leg, human - like bipedalism substantially earlier than previously thought.

Moving through arm exercises using small hand weights, we found our way to the barre, where we pulsed through plies, tendus, leg lifts, jumps, ball squeezes and arabesques until the whole class was quivering around on shaky legs like human jellies.

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I know I've mentioned this before, but several years ago you almost could always find me in a tee and leggings (aside from nighttime), and it took me a while to get on board with dressing like a put - together human being on a regular basis.

An Amazing Fps game with Amazing graphics... Also the most violent game I've ever played plus with the realistic graphics it makes it gruesome... The aliens (Stroggs) like to experiment on humans, people are shown with parts of their face torn off, intestines hanging out, there is a scene where you can see your characters legs being sliced off by a bloody saw while strapped down, limbless people are attached to machines, some strange experiments like that, Do nt play this game if you are a little kid or some idiot thats going to copy what you see in this game...

Ben (voice of Sam Elliott) is a cow who for years has been the leader and sober voice of reason among the animals at a farm where the critters are a bit unusual — they can walk on two legs, talk, swim, and act like humans, though they have the good sense to avoid doing these things while humans are around.

It stands on two legs like a human, has gills, green scales and, like Elisa, doesn't speak, but somehow the pair find themselves having much more in common than you may have expected.

Whereas Labor Day the film feels like an utter contrivance of the way in which human relationships develop, the book surely had more room to stretch these legs.

Well, without a basic understanding of human behavioural biases, according to Charlie Munger, you are like a one - legged man in an ass kicking contest.

Their legs are long and muscular, and extend under the body rather than straight down (like a human's legs)-- allowing them to absorb the shock during landing.

Raise your hand if this scenario sounds familiar: You walk in your door after a long workday and your four - legged friend barks like crazy, eagerly welcoming her favorite human home.

The Norwegian Lundehund is also remarkably flexible, being able to tilt its head backwards to touch its back and outstretch its legs to a full 90 - degree horizontal angle like human arms.

However, veterinarian Dr. John B. Symes believes that gluten can cause acute or chronic kidney failure in dogs, much like how celiac disease can affect humans and the tainted wheat gluten caused widespread illness amongst our four - legged friends.

Like humans however, wolves and their domestic dog descendants can carry a genetic defect called achondroplasia that causes the affected animal to have disproportionately short legs.

(unless a strap goes over the back and around the unaffected leg, it will probably not stay on) Much like back problems in humans - there is no agreement among physicians or veterinarians as to what the best treatment really is.

By nature, most cats prefer frequent, low intensity encounters with their humans, like a rub on the leg, a jump on the lap or a flop across the computer keyboard.

Along with several dozen humans, she had just attended the Orlando leg of a nationwide candlelight vigil aimed at raising awareness of the plight of millions like her.

Much like dwarfism in humans the legs just don't grow to their potential length and can cause the legs to become bowed.

Many cats suffer from osteoarthritis of their backs and legs just like humans.

Take frequent breaks: Just like humans, our dogs need to stretch their legs and make potty stops.

Like us, dogs are social creatures, and let's face it: we humans just aren't up to «mouth wrestling» or «chase - me - bite - my - legs - and - roll - me - over» games.

By nature, most cats prefer frequent, low - intensity encounters with their humans, like a rub on the leg, a jump on the lap or a flop across the computer keyboard.

The Drakwing, a beast resembling a legendary dragon, the Canidaemon, a wolf - like creature which harnesses the power of wind and lighting in its tail, the Wingspawn, an Oni which breaths deadly poison which turns humans into demons and the Bruteclaw, a heavily armored six - legged demon are only a few of the new enemies that plague the Ages.

His painting The Monument, which hung alone in the old Tate for years, looks like a Yankees» football scrum but it also somehow reminds you of those images of human legs piled up in the death camps.

They're massive, physical beings, but there's a frailty and delicacy of the legs — much like the human soul.»

Laric intersperses these animated runs with stills of disturbing, digitally - modeled «crossbreeds» — slick machines with lumpy human arms and legs; a melted humanoid in a black oily pool on the ground surrounded by clothing he once wore; a submissive hybrid on its hands and knees in front of a standing woman, who is taking its picture like an animal at the zoo.

Stepping back from this work to take in its general, flesh - toned forms, the viewer may discern a human foot and bent leg, perhaps belonging to a Christ - like figure stumbling under the weight of a cross, which appears to be represented by a thick band of pink.

Buff Monster will introduce his latest creamy creation, a soft serve ice cream cone with human - like arms and legs.

Some of its forms haven't even been pinned down, like the weird seaweed - with - human - legs form you can see it take on above.

Unfortunately for humans, lots of other stuff in your home encourages cats to scratch, like your furniture, door frames, and your leg.

If you are anything like me then you don't pop open the hood of your car unless there are a pair of human legs...