brachiation
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brachiation
the movement of an animal in its arborial habitat by swinging from tree to tree by means of the arms.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
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Some -
brachiation, or swinging through trees like monkeys - were fun, some - Lactic Lift-Off or intense running intervals - were truly gruelling.
Apparently the model was inspired by the movement of
brachiation, the swinging gait of apes moving hand-over-hand through trees, and by the idea that the apes might improve the efficiency of their movements by timing things so that each hand was near-motionless as it grabbed the next branch.
The radius and ulna are
brachiation (locomotion by strongly curved.
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