Re: The "Swipe" of Cats [was Re: bauplan convergence]

[NJPharris@aol.com]

In a message dated 6/19/2000 2:14:03 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
dannj@alphalink.com.au writes:

> Most primates tend to get around by brachiating.

A slight correction.  Gibbons are, I think, the only primates that habitually 
brachiate (i.e. move quickly through the trees, swinging from their arms).  
Indris and sifakas leap; most lemurs and monkeys run around the branches on 
all fours; orangutans and some monkeys clamber; and adult chimpanzees, 
gorillas, and humans spend most of their time on the ground.

Oh, and theropods don't seem particularly suited to indri-style leaping, 
running around on all fours, brachiating, or clambering, as far as I can 
tell.  If they were in the trees, they were doing something else.

Nick P.