While most other bats have almost lost the ability to maneuver on land, vampire bats can run by using a unique bounding gait, in which the forelimbs instead of the hind limbs are recruited for force production as the wings are much more powerful than the legs.
Most other bats have almost lost the ability to maneuver on land. Vampire bats can run by using a unique bounding gait. The forelimbs instead of the hind limbs are recruited for force production. The wings are much more powerful than the legs in a unique bounding gait.