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and Echo devices. Hey there, Smarty Pants. We're going to play a little game of trusty narrator

says. It's just like Simon says only instead of Simon, only do what I say when I say,

narrator says to do it. Are you ready? Narrator says not your head. Narrator says,

clap your hands. Narrator says, stick out your tongue. Now wag your tail. Are any of you wagging

your tail? You shouldn't be because narrator didn't say to do it, but even more than that,

you shouldn't be wagging your tail because you don't have a tail. Nope, people do not have tails,

but nearly all animals do. But why? Have you ever wondered why animals have tails, and how important

is it that they do? And have you ever wondered why some tails are short and stumpy? Others are curly

cues, and some are long and thin, while others are big and furry. Some are even made of plumes or

feathers. Not only are animal tails extremely different in size, shape, and color from one species

to the next. Their function or how an animal uses their tail is also very different, and in some

cases very impressive. Monkeys use their tails to travel from tree to tree, while dolphins can use

their tails to push themselves out of the water and swim backwards. While you might not consider

an animal's tail to be that important, you might be surprised to learn that most animals rely

a lot on their tails, and without them they would need to adapt new methods to survive.

Fall prey to other animals, or simply become extinct and no longer be around.

Whoa! Oh, and speaking of no longer being around, did you know that humans once had a tail?

Double, whoa! That's right! Nariator says wag your tail.

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