Primate locomotion is the study of movements and postures in arboreal and terrestrial environments. Primates are masters of life in the trees, primarily due to their grasping hands and feet.

The results of the study also state the presence of arboreal locomotion in Australopithecus sediba—a still little-known ...

Learn more about the mammalian transition from arboreal to terrestrial life, which began millions of years before the arrival ...

Two new analyses of fossil remains from the recently discovered human relative suggest the species may have been uniquely adapted to both terrestrial and arboreal locomotion.