It helps it to jump by having better grip on the branches while climbing.
A monkey's tail acts as a counterbalance when they perform tight lateral turns. Some monkeys use their tail as a third arm, hanging from branches by the tail.
They Use Their Limbs (arms legs and tail)
Monkeys have tails to help go from tree to tree and for balance.
the tail helps the spider monkey catch things. it also lets hang on to things
Monkeys are small and have a tail Apes are larger and don't have a tail
A snow monkeys tail is usually around 1.2 meters long.
It helps it to jump by having better grip on the branches while climbing.
Monkeys use their tails to aid themselves with different things.
To keep their balance.
the spider monkey has a long tail to grip onto things :) and they are very cute too!
Well, if this answers your question, Big 'Monkeys' such as Gorillas and Chimpanzees don't have tails, but they are actually called Apes. Most 'monkeys' who have a tail are called monkeys.
Because apes body weight is to heavy for a tail