Locomotion

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In a general sense, locomotion simply means active movement or travel

• In biology, locomotion is the self-powered, patterned motion of limbs or other anatomical parts by which an individual customarily moves itself from place to place. Forms of locomotion are:

• walking (and hand walking)
• running
• crawling
• climbing
• swimming
• flying
• animal locomotion

See also

• Arboreal locomotion
• Physical mobility
• Spinal locomotion