The Different Purposes Animals Use Their Tails For

• 01

  Animals like horses, zebras, cows and elephants use their long tails to keep flies and bugs away from their rear ends

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• 02

  Other primates like bats and monkeys use their tails to help them balance when they swing, climb and jump around:

  
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• 03

  Lizards leave behind their tails when they are caught in the hold of their enemies as they have the ability to grow it back

  
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• 04

  Kangaroos are the only known animals to use their tail like a fifth leg

  
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  Marsupials like kangaroos (animals that carry their young in a body pouch) with very small front feet, need their tail to maintain their balance. the tail, in this case, is like an additional limb that allows the animal to move around without losing their balance.   

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• 05

  The cheetah uses its tail for balance during a chase

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  In animals like fox and squirrels, the tail is also away of keeping warm during the winter months as they tend to simply curl into their tails

  
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  The male of the hippopotamus use its tail to spread their feces around as a means of marking their territory

  
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• 08

  And if you ever wondered why humans don't have tails too, here is your answer:

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