Far up a giant Amazon jungle tree, a large howler monkey walked among the branches. As it stepped from branch to branch, its long tail would wrap around a convenient trunk providing extra stability.

Species that dwell on trees are called arboreal animals. They use their features like prehensile tails, curved claws, or sticky feet to navigate their elevated habitats. They have large floppy ears ...

Here’s what a prehensile-tailed porcupine looks like at the National Zoo. (Courtesy National Zoo/Roshan Patel) The Smithsonian’s National Zoo in D.C. welcomed a new prickly addition to its Small ...

This is the tail of a veiled chameleon; it’s a prehensile tail, meaning it’s able to grasp and hold onto objects. In the wild, these lizards live most of their lives in the trees and use their tails ...