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The article presents a study which investigates the feeding behaviour in the cassowary or Casuarius casuarius that exploits fallen fruits. The study uses plesiomorphic tetrapod pattern and calculates kinematics of movement of the elements during food transport. Result reveal that transported food follows a ballistic curve with energy passed on by head backward displacement, permitting it to reach pharynx. It adds that the mechanism could be viewed as a specialisation or an ancestral mechanism.

The article presents a study which aims to characterize the morphometry of Anolis marmoratus (A. m.) to identify their performance and their optimal habitat. The study uses five adult male Anoles (Anolis spp.) collected from Basse-Terre Island, Guadeloupe. Results show similar morphology of both A. carolinensis and A. sagrei with relatively long and heavy hind and fore limbs they used to jump and run to escape and capture prey.