Some animals do not scurry in a straight line
yet others do. Why is that, I wonder? Watching an ant bustle along, you’ll observe his constant course-corrections, yet for no apparent reason. A mouse tends to scamper in a straight line when he’s moving quickly. Larger bioforms like cats, dogs, and horses don’t meander like ants. And if they do it means they’ve got an inner-ear problem or rabies. The larger the creature, I think, the less complex its locomotion. …
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