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- Animals have tails for lots of different reasons - for balance, warmth or shade, as a fly swat, as a rudder for direction, a form of protection and even for talking.
- Some monkeys use their tail as a fifth limb for holding on to branches while they use their hands for getting food.
- Cats and dogs use their tails for ‘talking’. The way they hold their tail can tell you how they’re feeling.
- Animals like cows and horses use their tails as fly swats.
- Crocodiles use their powerful tails to protect themselves by thrashing it around like a big club.
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- A hippopotamus uses it tail in a very interesting way. It uses it to spread its poo around. This is a way of showing other hippos that ‘this is my area!’
- Birds like peacocks use their tails to show off and say "hey, aren’t I gorgeous!"
- Animals that live in cold places often have a fat bushy tail that they can use like blankets to help keep them warm.
- Animals like kangaroos use their strong tails for balance and protection.
- Fish use their tails to push them through the water and animals like the muskrat and otter use their tails like rudders to steer through the water.
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- Watch the tail of your pet dog, or cat. What are they telling you with their tail? What does it mean it a dog’s tail is wagging? How about if it’s curled down between it’s legs? Is the dog happy then?
- What about your cat - watch it when it’s about to pounce on something like a toy or a piece of string. What does its tail do?
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- What animal has a tail that can drop off when it’s being attacked? You might have one in your garden. Why would it want a tail that could do that do you think? Think about the kinds of animals that would want to eat this animal.
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- Tell me the story about the giant giraffe with the tail as long as a bus. Nah that’s just a tall tail.
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