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Until the development of the photography, no one was really certain just how animals walked. In 1885 Eadweard Muybridge published his definitive work "Animals in Motion", that included a series of photographs documenting the walk of many different animals, including the cat. Click the animation to see the cat walk. |
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Animation of Eadweard Muybridge's photographs as reprinted in the 1918 edition of "Animals in Motion" published by London: Chapman & Hall, L.D. Select this text to visit Charl Lucassen's web site of animations from Eadweard Muybridge's photographs.
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Produced by the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. © Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Foundation This page was made possible by a grant from Friskies PetCare Company and the National Science Foundation. All photographic images contained within these web pages ARE COPYRIGHTED and may not be reproduced, or utilized in any manner, without the express written consent the owner. Animation of Eadweard Muybridge's photographs of walking and leaping cat as reprinted in the 1918 edition of "Animals in Motion" by Jim Angus © Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Foundation. Animation of Eadweard Muybridge's photographs of running cat as reprinted in the Dover edition of 1957 by Charl Lucassen. Page design by Jim Angus |
