'''Arboreal''' locomotion is the locomotion of [[animals]] in trees. In every [[habitat]] in which trees are present, [[animals]] have evolved to move in them. Some animals may only scale trees occasionally, while others are exclusively arboreal. These [[habitats]] pose numerous [[mechanical]] [[challenges]] to animals moving through them, leading to a variety of anatomical, [[behavioral]] and [[ecological]] consequences. Furthermore, many of these same principles may be applied to climbing without trees, such as on rock piles or mountains. | '''Arboreal''' locomotion is the locomotion of [[animals]] in trees. In every [[habitat]] in which trees are present, [[animals]] have evolved to move in them. Some animals may only scale trees occasionally, while others are exclusively arboreal. These [[habitats]] pose numerous [[mechanical]] [[challenges]] to animals moving through them, leading to a variety of anatomical, [[behavioral]] and [[ecological]] consequences. Furthermore, many of these same principles may be applied to climbing without trees, such as on rock piles or mountains. |