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A snare is a trap made of a string, rope or wire that is intended to capture a wild animal. Snares are used for hunting game animals such as antelope, duiker and impala. They can also be set to catch larger predators such as lions, leopards and snow leopards. Poachers use a variety of different types of snares depending on the species being hunted. Small, thin snares of single strand wire are used to catch duiker and impala while larger, thicker snares of multi-strand wire are used to catch larger predators. The snares can be set with or without a trigger, and can be set to activate at either a certain time or a specific movement such as a jump.

Despite the widespread use of snares, little is known about their effectiveness or how they are used. Snares are a significant cause of mortality among large mammals in Africa and elsewhere, especially when they are set to kill larger predators. Poachers often use a variety of methods to set the snares and to bait them, including meat, bones and other inedible items. Some snares are buried to lure the prey and others are tied to trees, rocks or other structures that will provide an anchor point for the snare. https://ambking999.com/ of these snares are illegally set and the use of them is contributing to the decline of several wild animal populations, including rhinos, elephants, snow leopards and many other species.

Ambles are a type of running gait that is observed in both elephants and some horses. They involve a continuous contact with the ground and dramatically reduce vertical oscillations of the center of mass during running(Gambaryan, 1974; Biknevicius et al., 2003). The aim of this project is to examine the biomechanical advantages of ambling and its role in primate locomotor evolution. The results of this study suggest that ambling is an important evolutionary adaptation, ensuring continuous support for the body and reducing whole-body forces and vertical oscillations during running. This may explain why ambling is preferable to trotting for extremely large terrestrial mammals such as elephants and for arboreal mammals that move on unstable branches.