Brachiation
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brachiation-185-6025749
title:
Brachiation
text:
Brachiation, or arm swinging, is a form of arboreal locomotion in which primates swing from tree limb to tree limb using only their arms. During brachiation, the body is alternately supported under each forelimb. This form of locomotion is the primary means of locomotion for the small gibbons and siamangs of southeast Asia. Gibbons in particular use brachiation for as much as 80% of their locomotor activities. Some New World monkeys, such as spider monkeys and muriquis, were initially classified
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description:
Form of arboreal locomotion involving swinging by the arm
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brachiation
date created:
2004-06-12T17:42:26Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T15:42:38Z
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