hind

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For nearly 20 minutes, the lynx remained absorbed in the behaviour, at times standing on its "hind legs with its gaze fixed on the rodent", he said.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

They move by jumping with long hind legs that sit alongside their bodies, giving them a frog-like appearance.

From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2026

At the time of the eclipse, the moon will be in the constellation Leo, under the lion’s hind paws.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

They unearthed a skull, fragments of the hind legs and several crests.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

The fox and the badger spun toward the noise, high on their hind legs.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman