AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Monkeys use their long tail for balance while swinging through forest tree branches. Many have prehensile, or grasping, tails that act like hands and allow them to hold onto tree limbs. These tails are so strong that they can even hold the animal up while it eats fruit and leaves.

Detailed explanation-2: -The evolution of primate species are divided into hominoids-a group of tail-less primate species that includes gorillas, chimpanzees, and humans-and nonhominoids, which have tails and are more distant primate relatives of humans.

Detailed explanation-3: -One thing you’ll notice about macaques is that they don’t seem to have a tail. They actually have what’s known as a ‘vestigial’ tail. This means that over time the macaque has evolved and the tail has all but disappeared as it’s no longer required.