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Arboreal Agility principle

Lessons from Margay

Turn with the branch.

Reversible-Ankle Climbing

Margay (Leopardus wiedii) featured animal image on AnimalDex

Core lesson

The hard path becomes easy when your body can turn with it.

Biological basis

Margays are highly arboreal cats with flexible ankles that can rotate to help them descend trees headfirst and move through branches with agility.

Best use cases

Where this lesson tends to be most useful in practice.

AgilityClimbingFlexible movementHard pathsBody design

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