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Some primates (such as monkeys) have prehensile tails, which means they are fully able to control the tail and it is almost like an extra arm. However, some primates, such as humans and other apes, are tailless or nearly tailless.
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Do primates have tails?
Not all primates have tails. For instance the gorilla. The monkey is an example of a primate who do have tails.
The only place in Europe where wild monkeys live is?
Gibraltar has monkeys. they are not monkeys they are primates!! they dont have tails monkeys have tails, primates have no tail. so the new answer is Gibraltar has primates.
What is the general term for primates with tails?
Monkeys Monkeys
Why does an have a tail?
Orangutans do not have tails. Only monkeys have tails. Orangutans are apes. Apes are tailless primates.
Why does an orangutan have a tail?
Orangutans do not have tails. Only monkeys have tails. Orangutans are apes. Apes are tailless primates.
Do prosimians have tails?
The prosimians are primitive types of primates. The group includes bushbabies, lorises, lemurs, and tarsiers. All of the prosimians have tails.
What kind of a mammal is a chimpanzee?
Chimpanzees are primates
What kind of animal a monkey is?
mammels. . . primates
What mammals have tails?
Almost all mammals have tails. Other than human beings, and a few other primates, all mammals have tails. This includes cats and dogs and cows and sheep and mice and rats and otters and whales and zebras and elephants and horses and echidnas etc.
Do Chimpanzee have tails?
No. Chimpanzees are small apes, and they are tailless.
Why do lynxes have short tails?
Lynxes have short tails because lynxes are cats.But this is a special kind of cat. This cat has short tails and not long tails.
What kind of mermaids do not have tails?
nymphs
