Arboricolous
Arboricolous (of the Latin the arbor tree and the colo : to cultivate, to live) indicates what milked with the Arbre S: life in the trees or the culture of the trees: the Arboriculture.
Characteristics of the arboricolism
The animals of fauna living in a arboricolous Biotope have several characteristics:
- long forelimbs + flexibility of the articulation of the Belt scapular (Sc),
- shorter rear limbs + flexibility of the articulation of the pelvic belt (Sp),
- opposable inches (hands and feet),
- important angle between opposable inch and other phalanges (important for the Gripping),
- long phalanges.
These characteristics relate to the mammals and mainly the primates: the Orang-outang, the Possum S, etc
The insects, reptiles, etc are not concerned.
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