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		Hackbraten on March 24, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Scientists have traced human tail loss to a short ... Yet, according to TFA, apes had already lost their tail while they were still tree dwellers.

blacksmith_tb on March 24, 2024 [–]

Presumably as primates got bigger, tails were less useful (not strong enough to be prehensile appendages, and not as handy for balance if you climb methodically instead of carefree leaping).

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