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Why don't humans have tails?

Why don't humans have tails?

It is true that humans born into the world do not have tails, but babies in their mothers' tummies up to about two months of pregnancy do have tails.

This tail is evidence of the gradual evolution and transformation of the human species.
The tail is broken off after about two months of gestation, leaving only a few bones that look like remnants of the tail. These bones are called the tailbone. This is what is often referred to as the "tailbone," and it is the same bone that every human has at the bottom.
Monkeys still have their tails, but humans have lost their tails.

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In addition to people, there are also monkeys without tails, such as chimpanzees and orangutans. These are monkeys that are much closer to humans than to other monkeys.

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