Tails might look like nature’s afterthought but for many animals, they’re multitasking power tools. Whether it’s balancing, fighting, flirting, or escaping predators, tails do way more than just wag.

Tails are far more than mere decorative features; they serve essential functions in the animal kingdom, including balance, communication, and survival. Many species have evolved extraordinarily long ...

Lizards have the amazing ability to regenerate their lost tails. So why might they regrow two? Read here to learn more!

Lemurs, lizards, whales — all are famed for their tails in some way. But which animal has the longest tail of all? In proportion to their bodies, grass lizards have the longest tails of any known ...

You may have noticed that your cat's tail moves in all sorts of ways, from quivering in an upright position, to swishing from side to side, to being held down close to the ground. But besides using ...

"Belle's a real tomboy," mom Mary Ivener-Hansen said as Belle played at the Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center Tuesday morning. "She likes to mix things up with her two older brothers." Belle is also an ...