Monkeyshines poll: do ALL monkeys have tails?


Voters said that they believed monkeys DO have tails, 10 to 4.  What's the real story?

We checked with Kari, our expert, who says:   all monkeys have a tail, but it can be very small and inconspicuous in some species. The best-known of these is probably the Barbary macaque, which is sometimes called the Barbary ape for this reason (though the Barbary macaque is a monkey and not an ape). Mandrills also have small tails.


Posted by Connie

1 comment:

  1. KariJuly 10, 2011 at 4:08 AM

    I did see a human with a tail once, but it was on the Jerry Seinfeld show. Hmmm, I am not sure if a human with a tail would be considered a monkey? At least we know that ALL monkeys have tails, whew!

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