Terrestrial Locomotion - Rolling

Although animals have never evolved wheels for locomotion (see Rotating locomotion in living systems), a small number of animals will move at times by rolling their whole body. Rolling animals can be divided into those that roll under the force of gravity or wind and those that roll using their own power.

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