Primate Locomotion: Young Children Vs. Adults

Based on the lab data and observations of primate locomotion, the main reason I think that children are better at brachiating then adults, is because their bodies are more flexible. For instance, unlike adults, children’s skeletons are not yet fully developed and as a result, many of their bones are still partially cartilage to allow them to grow. This would give children an advantage when performing physical actions like brachiating because it would allow them to stretch their bodies into positions that could otherwise be awkward on the adult skeleton and joints. Moreover, another attribute that would make children more suited to movements like brachiating, is their size. Specifically, young children weigh far less than their adult counterparts