Word Request – Term for Monkey Movement Between Tree Branches

word-request

Oftentimes monkeys move or jump from one tree to another using their hands and feet. I am okay with calling it "jumping" but I wonder if there is a name for the specific kind of movement. Does that have a name?

Best Answer

That is called brachiation and they're brachiating or simply swinging.

Swinging is much more predominant than brachiating. Brachiating is more likely to be used by Primatologists.

Brachiation or arm swinging, is a form of arboreal locomotion in which primates swing from tree limb to tree limb using only their arms. [Wikipedia]

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