There's nothing fake in the image you see. Tail extensions are excluded. This exceptional horse has such a long tail that it cannot wear it freely outside the arena, but braided and covered in a white tube sock, so that the animal does not sweep the ground with it. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

The next time you come face to face with a dog wagging its tail, you can make a quick determination on whether to reach out and pet it or step back in deference: check the tail-wag bias. If the wagging tail leans to the dog’s right, you’re safe; if the tail leans to the dog’s left, don’t move. Why? Read the article. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Comet Holmes brightened suddenly and dramatically last week, going from total obscurity to naked-eye brightness that rivaled some of the brighter stars in the sky. But without a tail, the gas and dust ejected by the comet left it looking like no more than a fuzzy tennis ball through backyard telescopes. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Double amputee Nadya Vessey will soon be able to swim like a mermaid with a specially-made tail that will let her propel herself through the water.

The keen swimmer is to be fitted with the "mermaid-style" tail made by the same special effects team behind blockbuster Lord of the Rings and King Kong. picked by daftgretel 2 years ago

St Bernards have become famous for leading daring Alpine rescues but one 16-month-old dog needed rescuers of its own after its tail was frozen to the ice on a golf course pond. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

A large star in its death throes is leaving a huge, turbulent tail of oxygen, carbon and nitrogen in its wake that makes it look like an immense comet hurtling through space. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A man with a tail. Really weird. Slightly NSFW. picked by michellu 2 years ago

In 2004, the NASA and European Space Agency spacecraft Ulysses unexpectedly flew through the tail of Comet McNaught. Readings from probe's Solar Wind Ion Composition Spectrometer (SWICS) showed the comet tail slowed down the solar wind, a stream of charged particles which the sun constantly pumps out. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Orphaned stars are being born in a vast tail of material stretching behind a faraway galaxy. The finding is evidence that orphaned stars — those not orbiting the center of a galaxy in normal fashion — are much more common than thought. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Reimchen hypothesized that if a dog lacks a tail, arguably the most important communication tool it has when it comes to relating to other dogs, its behaviour could be negatively affected. picked by muppet 2 years ago

LeRoy Elementary School students grieving the deaths of two of their classmates last week received some much needed emotional support from an unusual expert in crisis response. Unlike adult counselors, Neo, a 3-year old black Labrador retriever, offered only a tail wag and kisses, instead of advice or explanations. picked by dollyllama 8 months ago

In other news, Anne Coulter's tail has been reported stolen. picked by dollyllama 3 years ago

A Brazillian search team have found a large section of the tail section of the missing Air France flight, and have now also recovered a total of 24 bodies.

Update to this. picked by Ankabout 6 months ago

Tails could play a very important role in spicing up the life of animals, a new rodent study has found.

Female rats use their tails to direct, stimulate and balance their male partners, the scientists found. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

On Thursday, a 20-pound engine tail cone fell from a Boeing 777 plane headed from JFK Airport to Tokyo and onto the front yard of Michelle Russell in Roosevelt, Long Island. The Delta crew only realized the four-foot piece of metal was missing after it landed in Tokyo—14 hours later. picked by suebe 3 weeks ago

Have you ever wondered which breed of dog barks the most, why black cats are a sign of good luck or which direction dogs wag their tail to show they are happy? Here are 36 fascinating facts from a new book on man's two best friends... picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

Undersheriff Michael Murphy said the horse owners, who live on Farley Road, reported to police Tuesday that their horses — an exact number was unknown — had been assaulted by a thief or thieves who stole the horses' tails. picked by kakana 8 months ago

"The Armadillo Lizard adopts a curious defensive posture when threatened by rolling itself up like an Armadillo, with its tail tightly held in its jaws, presenting a spiny ring to the predator and protecting the softer, vulnerable belly area." picked by super 2 years ago

The golden retriever nuzzles his master as though he wants a treat, trots into the kitchen, and waits patiently. His master walks over and, under the pet’s watchful gaze, takes a series of pills. The dog wags his tail with approval. He is a psychiatric-service dog, part of a new generation of service animals designed to help those with mental illness—including, most recently, Iraq and... read full post picked by Bingo 5 months ago

Indonesia plans to build the world's longest suspension bridge across the earthquake-prone Sunda Strait, passing within 50 kilometres of the active Krakatoa volcano. The bridge, traversing 30 kilometres, will link Indonesia's main islands of Java and Sumatra at an estimated cost of $12 billion. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago