"Climbing ability" refers to a person's or animal's skill or capability to perform the action of climbing, which means moving upwards using their arms, legs, or specialized tools to navigate steep or vertical surfaces such as mountains, trees, or walls.
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A lower gear is held for a longer - than - normal period to provide
better climbing ability on hills and more engine braking on downhill grades.
Although, cats can defend themselves with their claws and
agile climbing abilities, being outside still brings threats that a cat can not defend itself against.
The G - Wagon, Mercedes claims, has a slope
climbing ability of up to 100 - percent, on suitable surfaces.
Geckos derive their incredible
climbing ability by using a lot of small, weak chemical bonds — the same chemical bonds that are the first step in blood clotting.
Though the stages remain the same when playing as Knuckles, the red echidna's gliding and wall -
climbing abilities mean there are different ways to tackle the stages.
And let's not forget Spider - Man
like climbing ability that makes it possible for them to scale a bookcase in the blink of an eye.
This early hominid combined humanlike, nearly straight - legged walking with powerful,
apelike climbing abilities, a new study finds.
Ardi's unusual mix of walking and
climbing abilities spurred the evolution of hominid bodies geared toward minimizing lower - limb injuries, Lovejoy proposes.
One school holds that as well as being bipedal they retained
considerable climbing ability (McHenry, 1986, 1992, 1994; Stern & Susman, 1991; Duncan et al., 1994; Berger & Tobias, 1996; Berge, 1998; Macchiarelli et al., 1999); the other sees the powerful arms and funnel - shaped thorax as primitive retentions, and argue that australopithecines were obligate terrestrial bipeds (White & Suwa, 1987; Lovejoy, 1988; Latimer, 1991; Tuttle et al., 1991; Gebo, 1996; Ohman et al., 1997).
By doing so, it engages all four wheels more consistently, allowing, says the company, off - road traction and
climbing ability more akin to Toyota's Land Cruiser rather than that company's RAV4.
While the BTC works, it is not as immediate as we would like, and allows a certain amount of tire slip that hampers the Grand's
climbing ability on loose, rocky surfaces.
Standing - start acceleration is demonstrably slower than the Nissan, but the Toyota offers equally assertive overtaking performance and powerful off -
road climbing ability.
Grow the giant Star Plant and use your
unique climbing abilities to reach ever higher ground, but be careful as you ascend because one wrong move and it's a long way down!
My favorite stages are probably the Knuckles ones — he retains his gliding and
climbing abilities from the original Sonic & Knuckles game, and the first Knuckles stage in Sonic Adventure smartly takes place in a city environment.
Low range provides a 2.92:1 gear reduction that allows for
enhanced climbing ability, as well outstanding crawl ratios for severe off - road conditions.
In 4L or 4 - wheel drive, low ratio locks the torque split at 40:60 front - to - rear and drops the transfer case to a 2.566:1 ratio multiplying the engine's 278 pound - feet of torque for
better climbing ability and control, but at lower than highway speeds.
Less than ideal conditions will reduce speed, range and
climbing ability.
The XA - 750 is the largest electric ATV on the market today with great features that include; a 750 watt motor (1 full horsepower), good torque and hill
climbing ability, full sized off - road wheels, hydraulic disk brakes, forward & reverse drive, front and rear suspension, an oversized seat, a front bumper / brush guard, electric horn, headlight, tail light and brake light.
They are renowned for their tree -
climbing abilities and taste for coconuts, which they crack with their powerful claws.
Although researchers have often assumed that the evolution of walking in hominids required at least a partial sacrifice of
climbing abilities, Ardi avoided that trade - off, the scientists report the week of April 2 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
His rock -
climbing abilities have actually improved, because his lightweight prostheses fit into crevices where a human foot can not.
Hulk is a melee brute but has Spider - Man's wall -
climbing ability.
Players will have to use Tails» flight, Knuckles»
climbing abilities and Sonic's new Drop Dash ability to conquer their environments.
Harness Sonic's new Drop Dash, Tails» flight, and Knuckles»
climbing abilities to overcome the evil Dr. Eggman's robots.
After an a day spent chugging along dirt trails, marveling at
the climbing ability and articulation of the 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee EcoDiesel, I encountered a bit of rain on the freeway.
It includes reduction gearing and centre and rear differentials, each with up to 100 percent locking (4XMOTION;
climbing ability: 45 degrees).
In the base version («4Motion»), all new generation Touaregs have all - wheel drive with Torsen limited - slip differential (4MOTION;
climbing ability: 31 degrees).
Portal axles and
a climbing ability of 45 degrees are further features of the extreme - terrain Unimog that goes by the model designation U 4023 / U 5023.
The Cherokee has good power and
climbing ability.
IGs are very athletic, and their jumping and
climbing ability can get them into trouble.
Italian Greyhounds are very athletic, and their jumping and
climbing abilities can get them into trouble.
Early cats were hunters that lived in the wild, and
their climbing ability meant that they had somewhere to retreat to away from larger predators, plus the capability of attacking smaller prey high up in the branches.
Harness Sonic's new Drop Dash, Tails» flight, and Knuckles»
climbing abilities to overcome the evil Dr. Eggman's robots.
Harness Sonic's new drop dash, Tails» flight, and Knuckles»
climbing abilities to overcome the evil Dr. Eggman's robots.
Players use their jumping and
climbing abilities to clamber up vines and chains, gather vital fruit and keys, and open the cage to free their father.
However, these gated areas are only challenge rooms — small explorable areas or minigames that emphasise a particular characteristic, such as Swash Buckler's
climbing ability or Blast Zone's flying.