lˈɛɡɪd lˌoʊkəmˈoʊʃən stˈʌdiz bɪɡˈæn ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt, wˌɛn ɐ pˌʌblɪkˈeɪʃən ʌv stˈɑːpmˈoʊʃən fˈoʊɾəɡɹˌæfz ʌv mˈæməlz wʌz pˈoʊstᵻd ɪn saɪəntˈɪfɪk ɐmˈɛɹɪkən.
Legged locomotion studies began in 1878, when a publication of stop-motion photographs of mammals was posted in Scientific American.