Anatomy
Human
anatomy.tv (most awesome)
The Human Animal - Desmond Morris
Anatomy Of Movement (Blandine Calais-Germain)
Rigging of the Incredible Hulk (bigguns)
shoulder girdle
anatomy movies (shoulder girdle & forearm)
http://www.vimeo.com/16274214
Face
Ryan Kingslien lectures at ZBrush
Animal
Quadruped Anatomy for Animators
Animating Animals: Tips and Tricks to Animating Believable Animal Characters in a Live Action Feature (Tippett Studio, via The Area (you will need an Area login))
Bird
Head
They can lock it in space! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dPlkFPowCc
Legs
much longer than they appear with the feathers on
Ref
Great Flight Ref by Brendan Body
Bird Skeleton Rotations (awesome! thanks to M. Loomis/Rigging Dojo)
Bird Wing Anatomy: http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs10/f/2006/078/8/b/brrdtut.jpg
Falcon vs. Raven: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNYCldtpiW0&list=PLtra-MWzIvZG_TnFr7Ea05qDP0Vt5siKb
- owl attacking camera, flying straight at it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LA6XSrM0V_0
- nice (un-)folding owl wings: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVQVdGaAu6s
- eagle riding on the wind and landing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytViF4OcxHk&feature=related
- eagle catching prey: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgRN08CA8-w&NR=1
- seagulls from various angles: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIbRQpANt0c
- hovering hummingbird: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYVtdZdiD9k
- pelican diving for fish: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cB2UZpmYPuU
(Marco de Goeij)
cranes gliding: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHuH7KaPbLc&feature=youtube_gdata_player
(thanks Josh Carey)
Ultra slo! - http://www.youtube.com/user/ultraslo#p/c/E476DCA4C1159F47/8/A_OR0L3_rQA
evolutionary origin and technical function of bird flight, Part 1 and Part 2
Cat
spine needs to be very flexible
hips and chest work best as separate/isolated controls
foot is also very flexible--standard reverse foot setup won't work
legs have wide r.o.m. independent of body, including shoulder girdle
cheetah run (thanks dave f.)
Dog
http://www.biosphera.com.br/veterinaria-anatomia-canina.asp
Greyhound:
DINOSAURS
Sauropods
Clash of the Dinosaurs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_mB0TfI2Zs&feature=relmfu
Velociraptor
Stegosaurus
Triceratops
Clash of the Dinosaurs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjwhEx4LwlE
Joel Anderson's triceratops (just $35!)
TRex
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqa1-dQWJBA&feature=related
Horse
Monkey
hips are placed proportionally somewhat lower than in human:
from Volume I of Animate Creation (1885), by the Reverend J. G. Wood.
Rat
more from same Autodesk course..
Animal - Parts - General
Neck
"Necks Lie" (great!) - http://svpow.wordpress.com/2009/05/31/necks-lie/