Prehensile
adjective
Able to grab and hold objects, using a part of the body.
Monkeys have prehensile tails which they use to swing from trees.
Often appears as...
- prehensile tail
- prehensile feet
adjective
Able to grab and hold objects, using a part of the body.
Monkeys have prehensile tails which they use to swing from trees.
Often appears as...
- prehensile tail
- prehensile feet
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Zoological Term
Mostly used in zoology to describe animals that can grab objects, like monkeys or possums.
Opossums use their prehensile tails to hang onto branches.
Pro Tip 2/3Body Parts
Refers to specific body parts adapted for grasping or holding, not just any part.
Elephants have prehensile trunks used for manipulating objects.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Human
Rarely used for humans, even though we can grasp because it implies a specialized adaptation.
While humans have dexterous hands, they aren't typically described as prehensile.
Pro Tip 1/3Zoological Term
Mostly used in zoology to describe animals that can grab objects, like monkeys or possums.
Opossums use their prehensile tails to hang onto branches.
Pro Tip 2/3Body Parts
Refers to specific body parts adapted for grasping or holding, not just any part.
Elephants have prehensile trunks used for manipulating objects.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Human
Rarely used for humans, even though we can grasp because it implies a specialized adaptation.
While humans have dexterous hands, they aren't typically described as prehensile.
Pro Tip 1/3Zoological Term
Mostly used in zoology to describe animals that can grab objects, like monkeys or possums.
Opossums use their prehensile tails to hang onto branches.
Pro Tip 2/3Body Parts
Refers to specific body parts adapted for grasping or holding, not just any part.
Elephants have prehensile trunks used for manipulating objects.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Human
Rarely used for humans, even though we can grasp because it implies a specialized adaptation.
While humans have dexterous hands, they aren't typically described as prehensile.
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Baby Lemur has Bumpy...
hands and feet like those of a monkey the way they ran through the trees reminded me not of a monkey at all but of some quite different creature like perhaps a Marty their tails are not prehensile but they seem to use them as a help in keeping their balance and they
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The birds and the bees...
And the tapir has a prehensile penis. It actually has a level of dexterity in its penis much akin to what we have with our hands. And it uses this dexterity to bypass the vagina altogether and deposit sperm directly into the female's uterus,
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magazine gives me assignments nobody else wants so for this assignment for example in Panama they said do you know what a kinkajou is I said I do it's a raccoon related badger sized animal with a prehensile tail that finds its home in
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closest relatives include the coati and the raccoon but whereas the raccoon ambles on the ground the kinkajou spends almost its entire life high up in the trees with its sharp claws and prehensile tail it moves easily from
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Cute and Cuddly...
closest relatives include the coati and the raccoon but whereas the raccoon ambles on the ground the kinkajou spans almost its entire life high up in the trees with its sharp claws and prehensile tail it moves easily from
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Howler Monkeys PIPE...
is Here I am Howler's live in the canopies of trees feasting on leaves flowers buds and fruits they have long prehensile tails that are used as a kind of fifth hand to help them identify things they can weigh up
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World's Loudest Animals:...
Powers live in the canopies of trees feasting on leaves flowers buds and fruits they have long prehensile tails that are used as a kind of fifth hand to help them identify things they can weigh up
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The Illegal and...
chameleons have a lot of crazy things going on and are pretty unique in the lizard world they have these independently rotating googly eyes this prehensile tail which is basically a
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Sir David Attenborough...
like perhaps a martin their tails are not prehensile but they seem to use them as a help in keeping their balance and they also wagged them when they were annoyed or excited
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Exotic Castaways Of...
this slow mover is a silky anteater his giant claw and a gripping prehensile tail help keep his balance as he walks the mangrove tightropes of the swamp
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Baby Lemur has Bumpy...
hands and feet like those of a monkey the way they ran through the trees reminded me not of a monkey at all but of some quite different creature like perhaps a Marty their tails are not prehensile but they seem to use them as a help in keeping their balance and they
Video examples
The birds and the bees...
And the tapir has a prehensile penis. It actually has a level of dexterity in its penis much akin to what we have with our hands. And it uses this dexterity to bypass the vagina altogether and deposit sperm directly into the female's uterus,
Video examples
Mattias Klum: Lions,...
magazine gives me assignments nobody else wants so for this assignment for example in Panama they said do you know what a kinkajou is I said I do it's a raccoon related badger sized animal with a prehensile tail that finds its home in
Video examples
What In the World Is a...
closest relatives include the coati and the raccoon but whereas the raccoon ambles on the ground the kinkajou spends almost its entire life high up in the trees with its sharp claws and prehensile tail it moves easily from
Video examples
Cute and Cuddly...
closest relatives include the coati and the raccoon but whereas the raccoon ambles on the ground the kinkajou spans almost its entire life high up in the trees with its sharp claws and prehensile tail it moves easily from
Video examples
Howler Monkeys PIPE...
is Here I am Howler's live in the canopies of trees feasting on leaves flowers buds and fruits they have long prehensile tails that are used as a kind of fifth hand to help them identify things they can weigh up
Video examples
World's Loudest Animals:...
Powers live in the canopies of trees feasting on leaves flowers buds and fruits they have long prehensile tails that are used as a kind of fifth hand to help them identify things they can weigh up
Video examples
The Illegal and...
chameleons have a lot of crazy things going on and are pretty unique in the lizard world they have these independently rotating googly eyes this prehensile tail which is basically a
Video examples
Sir David Attenborough...
like perhaps a martin their tails are not prehensile but they seem to use them as a help in keeping their balance and they also wagged them when they were annoyed or excited
Video examples
Exotic Castaways Of...
this slow mover is a silky anteater his giant claw and a gripping prehensile tail help keep his balance as he walks the mangrove tightropes of the swamp
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