| V |
| Vertical leaping and clinging |
| Arboreal locomotion that involves jumping among vertical tree limbs and branches (as compared to running along the tops of branches). Tarsiers are a good example. |
| Vestigial |
| referring to body parts that are remnants of parts that were more fully developed and functional in an earlier stage of evolution in the species. |
| Vocalizations |
| sounds produced primarily by the throat and mouth. Primate vocalizations include a wide variety of hoots, whistles, grunts, etc. |