An understanding of the evolution of human bipedalism can provide valuable insights into
the biomechanical and physiological characteristics of locomotion in modern humans. The …

Apes, members of the superfamily Hominoidea, possess a distinctive suite of anatomical
and behavioral characters which appear to have evolved relatively late and relatively …

The positional behavior of habituated adult chimpanzees and baboons was observed for
784 hr in a year‐long study. Comparisons between species were made to establish the …

In living primates, except the great apes and humans, the foot is placed in a heel‐elevated
or semi‐plantigrade position when these animals move upon arboreal or terrestrial …

Scapular morphology is predictive of locomotor adaptations among primates, but this
skeletal element is scarce in the hominin fossil record. Notably, both scapulae of the juvenile …

Mechanical hypotheses concerning the function of chimpanzee anatomical specializations
are examined in light of recent positional behavior data. Arm‐hanging was the only common …

We present quantitative data on the hindlimb musculature of Pan paniscus, Gorilla gorilla
gorilla, Gorilla gorilla graueri, Pongo pygmaeus abelii and Hylobates lar and discuss the …

We describe segment angles (trunk, thigh, shank, and foot) and joint angles (hip, knee, and
ankle) for the hind limbs of bonobos walking bipedally (“bent‐hip bent‐knee walking,” 17 …

Quadrupedal walking and running are certainly not the first things that come to mind when
one considers unique aspects of primate locomotion. However, there is a growing body of …

In a recent review on locomotor behavior and control in primates, Vilensky (86) suggested
that locomotor control mechanisms differ between primates and other cursorial mammals …