calves

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“If I lived in another country, my legs wouldn’t look like this,” she said, rolling up her pants to show the chronic sores on her calves.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

As older whales became more common, they also became more successful at fathering calves than their younger competitors.

From Science Daily • Mar. 5, 2026

It’s primarily the hamstrings and quadriceps, but everything, including the glutes, calves, hips and core, counts.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026

A female elephant can live as long as 80 years, yet she produces only a small number of calves over her lifetime.

From Science Daily • Jan. 16, 2026

So she was, and soon two slippery, shiny, brand-new calves were lying in the dirt of the pit, and Tansy was licking and nuzzling them gently.

From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman