Interesting Facts About Arboreal Animals
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Arboreal animals live in trees and have amazing adaptations like prehensile (grasping) tails, gripping pads, sharp claws.
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This allows them to eat, sleep, and play high above ground. They use specialised movements, like swinging or slow climbing.
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They have evolved unique features like opposable thumbs or camouflage to navigate complex branches.
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Examples range from orangutans and sloths to chameleons and flying squirrels.
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Many, like spider monkeys and opossums, use their tails as a fifth limb to hold onto branches securely.
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Flying squirrels have skin flaps (patagia) that let them glide vast distances between trees.
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Gibbons are acrobatic swingers, while sloths hang upside-down, using their low center of gravity for stability.
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They utilize tree-based food like fruits, leaves, and insects, sometimes with specialised digestive systems.
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