The hips have more similarities between rodent and human skeletons than other parts of the skeleton do. They look very similar to each other, the only difference here would be the way they have to carry weight. The pelvis of a rodent and the pelvis of a human are titled differently because both move (walk) in different ways. A human’s pelvis is tilted upward because we walk on two legs and we stand up straight. We don’t lean over or walk on four legs. Rodents however, walk on four legs. This means that their pelvis is more slanted than humans are. A human pelvis also needs to be able to carry all the upper body weight, while rodents carry more of their body weight in their front legs rather than their back legs. The pelvis of both rodents