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The most universal of these is the flutter jump, where they appear to run in midair while their flight feathers flap furiously, which slows their fall, adjusts their trajectory, and allows them to land directly into a sprint. Similar to the flutter jump is a form of wing-assisted incline running where the furious left-right flapping of the leg feathers creates a pushing force which allows smaller species to climb steep slopes without tumbling down.
Flightless species are usually capable of gliding at some stage of their life. As implied by the presence of specifically flightless species, some species can fly as well; the legs of the [[interbiat]] and its descendants are long and feathered like a bird's wings, and they flap them to fly.
Some jewel-eyed saucebacks only walk on their inner hoof, unlike most double-hoofed saucebacks which walk on both hooves.
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