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Climbing as Easy as Walking for Small Primates

Animals  (tags: primates, climbing, walking, animals, AnimalWelfare, environment, habitat, protection, wildanimals, wildlife )

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- 51 days ago - news.nationalgeographic.com
Climbing trees is no sweat for small primates, a new study reveals. Squirrel monkeys, lemurs, and other tiny species use no more energy climbing vertically than they do walking on the ground. But large primates, including humans, tend to remain
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