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Side-by-side skeletal diagrams compare a modern human standing upright and a gorilla walking on all fours, with labeled bones and close-up views of the female pelvis for each species.

Side-by-side anatomical illustration comparing the right leg of a modern human and a gorilla, showing labeled skeletal structures and major muscles including pelvis, femur, tibia, fibula, and key thigh muscles.

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