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What is the muscular tail used by some monkeys to swing from branch to branch called?

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prehensile tails

Limbs and Tails

Many arboreal animals have elongated limbs that allow them to swing efficiently from BRANCH to branch. Many monkey SPECIES show this anatomical adaptation. Several CREATURES have long tails -- CALLED prehensile tails -- that can grasp branches and act as an extra LIMB.



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