http://www.capuchinng.org/monkey/how-does-a-monkey-use-its-tail-to-improve-its-balance-explain-in-terms-of-center-of-mass-and-base Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:02:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.capuchinng.org/monkey/how-does-a-monkey-use-its-tail-to-improve-its-balance-explain-in-terms-of-center-of-mass-and-base/comment-page-1#comment-1539 Robrecht Sun, 27 Dec 2009 23:12:59 +0000 http://www.capuchinng.org/monkey/how-does-a-monkey-use-its-tail-to-improve-its-balance-explain-in-terms-of-center-of-mass-and-base#comment-1539 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.<br><b>References : </b><br> 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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