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Wouldn't life be just super if you had a extra hand attached to your spine? One that could be used to [[Mundane Utility|fetch your coffee or dial your phone]]? [[Tail Slap|Or]] [[Kick the Dog|beat the crap out of that yappy dog]]?
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* The Saiyan's tails in ''[[
* The ''[[Pokémon]]'' Aipom has one of these, with an ''actual hand'' on the end. Its evolved form Ambipom takes this [[Up to Eleven|to a higher level]] by having TWO prehensile tails, hence the name of the Pokémon being a play on the word "ambidextrous".
* Deviluke's inhabitants of ''[[To
* ''[[Kekkaishi]]'' has Princess, a [[Kitsune]] who has [[Combat Tentacles|nine tails]] that she often uses to wrap an opponent to the point of nearly mummifying them.
* In ''[[Bleach]]'', Ulquiorra's second form has a tail which he uses for slamming people into the ground and holding people up by the throat, let alone the fact it looks like a whip.
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== [[Film]] ==
* The Moorwen from ''[[Outlander (
* Abu in ''[[Aladdin (Disney film)|Aladdin]]''.
* Maruti from ''[[The Return of Hanuman]]'' uses his tail once to grasp on a branch to hang on.
* The cows from ''[[Home
* The vampire spawn from ''Van Helsing'', which is weird because the parents are tailless.
* Azazel in ''[[X
* The aliens in ''[[Alien vs. Predator (
== [[Literature]] ==
* Squirrels in the ''[[Redwall]]'' series hang by their tails a lot, which... [[Artistic License: Biology|no]].
* In [[Piers Anthony]]'s ''Race Against Time'', the protagonist first figures out he's not really living in a 20th-century small town when he discovers that his dog climbs trees and his kitten has a prehensile tail.
* In ''[[
== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* The [[Fraggle Rock|Fraggles]] have somewhat prehensile
* ''[[Power Rangers]]'': More than a few Zords and monsters have prehensile tails. The Dragonzord of ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]'' is one of the most famous.
* Parodied in an episode of ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]''. The foursome are playing a group roleplaying game as bad guys approach.
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== [[Newspaper Comics]] ==
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== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* Tieflings in the 4th edition of ''[[Dungeons
** Multiple female Tieflings in [[Dungeons
* ''[[Recycled in Space|Star]] [[Munchkin (
== [[Video Games]] ==
* As mentioned above, Aipom and its evolved form Ambipom are examples, both of which have hands on their tail(s). Their Pokédex entries specify some uses, such as shucking nuts, communicating (by connecting with the tails of other Aipom/Ambipom), balance (when leaping from tree branches), and attacking (specifically, with Double Hit, the move that enables Aipom to evolve into Ambipom). Many of Aipom's Pokédex entries also indicate that since it deftly uses its tail so much, its real hands have become rather clumsy.
* Makoto Nanaya from ''[[
* Two recruitable aliens in ''[[Albion]]'' use this as a separate equipment slot, capable of holding either a one-handed weapon or a shield (the former being the game's only instance of [[Dual-Wielding]].)
* Zidane of ''[[Final Fantasy IX]]'' has one, although he only used it once (to hang from the rafters of the pilot's cabin of an Airship).
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== [[Web Original]] ==
* ''[[
* The Succubae from ''[[The Return (
* [[Chakona Space|Chakats]] have these.
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* Boots, from ''[[Dora the Explorer]]''.
* ''[[
* Sometimes ''[[Scooby Doo]]'s'' tail is.
* Jake Spidermonkey in ''[[My Gym
* ''Gary The Rat'''s is used for [[Amusing Injuries]] because even though it is fully capable of moving around and grabbing things, he just drags it with reckless abandon.
* Fifi LaFume in ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]'' can use her tail to grab "boyfriends", as a bat (As seen in Buster at the Bat), as a shield (As seen in the Defenders of the Universe licensed game), and to spray stink (Being a skunk and all).
* In ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
** Not that lacking hands seems to hinder them in any way. The non-mage ponies can make clothing, cook food, and do all sorts of other everyday tasks that would normally require manual dexterity, either with the aid of their teeth, or with just the plain hooves themselves (not sure if this is ever really explained). The unicorn-types just use telekinesis/magic.
** The Ahuizotl who appears as the villian of ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
* Dino from ''The Flintstones'', but it is shown less after the first season.
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