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Show Animals' Tails Useful Most animals' tails seem to give the final touch of style to the wearer's wear-er's costume. But tails aren't flourished flour-ished simply because it's quite the thing in animal circles; each serves a very useful purpose. The alligator alli-gator uses his tail us a club. The horse considers his the best fly swatter swat-ter ever made. The 'possum hangs from a tree limb by his tail and takes a pleasant little swing. The fox wraps his around his neck as a muffler. The fish paddles through the water by means of his tail, while the squirrel used his as a parachute. Squirrels that have lost their tails in accidents have been killed by bad falls, while the usual bushy-tailed little fellow always lands unharmed, right side up. |