The image explains the direct register cat gait:

Direct register cat gait. Words by Dorsa Amir an evolutionary anthropologist.

The cat is walking in sand which makes tracking the paws very clear and easy. It shows that this cat’s hind paws are placed in the exact place vacated by the forepaw on the same side. As the cat trots the gait is diagonal and similar to most other mammals.

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