Fig 4 Tabs:

Figure A: Here, the position of the disk at pinch-off is higher for higher Fr(star). Fr(star) is the ratio of the time for the gravitational collapse to the time for upward motion of the disk. The longer the radius of the disk is, the higher the pinch-off height will be, hitting a maximum value at 1 where increasing the radius will not increase the height at pinch off. These values found in the experiment are compared to the "ideal" maximum value computed.

Figure B: The x-axis of this graph is time (in ms) of lapping, the y-axis is the volume of liquid column with respect to time. The different plots are showing the speeds from 6 to 102 cm/s. When the speed is highest the cat can drink more liquid. On average when the speed is between 10 to 58 cm/s the intake of volume is almost the same, around 0,20ml. When height of column is greater the take off volume is smaller.

Figure C: The x-axis of this graph is mass of animals and the y-axis is lapping frequency. As the mass of the animals increase the lapping frequency decreases as shown by the black line with a negative slope.

Next Questions: The researcher's found (and modelled) the mathematical and physical underpinning of this muscular hydrostatic system. This work can provide the basis for further design of robotics and models.