can you please help me? i put that he compensates the weight of the tail with the rest of the weight. Like the center of mass is his pelvis?? but i have no clue about the base.
And are we talking about a monkey walking or on the trees? would the answer be different because of it?
The horizontal distance to which an animal body can extend depends on how far it can keep its center of gravity within its base of support. A monkey can reach farther by extending its tail, keeping its center of gravity within the support of its feet. By extending its tail, it can shift its center of gravity to maintain balance and stability. This would be mostly for in the trees, in the monkey’s case. For walking, a much larger animal might use their tail to help them keep their center of gravity above their feet so they can extend their heads.
December 27th, 2009 at 6:12 pm
The horizontal distance to which an animal body can extend depends on how far it can keep its center of gravity within its base of support. A monkey can reach farther by extending its tail, keeping its center of gravity within the support of its feet. By extending its tail, it can shift its center of gravity to maintain balance and stability. This would be mostly for in the trees, in the monkey’s case. For walking, a much larger animal might use their tail to help them keep their center of gravity above their feet so they can extend their heads.
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