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==Uses== [[File:Human feet prehensility example.webm|thumb|Human feet prehensility example, done with everyday objects]] Prehensility affords animals a great natural advantage in manipulating their environment for feeding, climbing, [[wikt:dig|digging]], and defense. It enables many animals, such as primates, to use tools to complete tasks that would otherwise be impossible without highly specialized anatomy. For example, [[chimpanzee]]s have the ability to use sticks to obtain [[termite]]s and [[larva|grubs]] in a manner similar to human [[fishing]]. However, not all prehensile organs are applied to tool use; the giraffe tongue, for instance, is instead used in [[feeding]] and [[Personal grooming|self-cleaning]].
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