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Ground Speed principle

Lessons from Patas Monkey

Run the grassland.

Savanna Running Monkey

Patas Monkey (Erythrocebus patas) featured animal image on AnimalDex

Core lesson

A new landscape rewards the body willing to change how it moves.

Biological basis

Patas Monkeys are unusually terrestrial and fast-running primates, adapted to open savanna and grassland habitats more than dense canopy life.

Best use cases

Where this lesson tends to be most useful in practice.

AdaptationSpeedNew environmentsGrounded movementEvolution of method

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