Mostly used in zoology to describe animals that can grab objects, like monkeys or possums.

Zoological Term

Refers to specific body parts adapted for grasping or holding, not just any part.

Body Parts

Rarely used for humans, even though we can grasp because it implies a specialized adaptation.

Not Human

 hands and feet like those of a monkey the way they ran through the trees reminded me not of a monkey at all but of some quite different creature like perhaps a Marty their tails are not prehensile but they seem to use them as a help in keeping their balance and they

Baby Lemur has Bumpy...

 And the tapir has a prehensile penis. It actually has a level of dexterity in its penis much akin to what we have with our hands. And it uses this dexterity to bypass the vagina altogether and deposit sperm directly into the female's uterus,

The birds and the bees...

 magazine gives me assignments nobody else wants so for this assignment for example in Panama they said do you know what a kinkajou is I said I do it's a raccoon related badger sized animal with a prehensile tail that finds its home in

Mattias Klum: Lions,...

 closest relatives include the coati and the raccoon but whereas the raccoon ambles on the ground the kinkajou spends almost its entire life high up in the trees with its sharp claws and prehensile tail it moves easily from

What In the World Is a...

 closest relatives include the coati and the raccoon but whereas the raccoon ambles on the ground the kinkajou spans almost its entire life high up in the trees with its sharp claws and prehensile tail it moves easily from

Cute and Cuddly...

 is Here I am Howler's live in the canopies of trees feasting on leaves flowers buds and fruits they have long prehensile tails that are used as a kind of fifth hand to help them identify things they can weigh up

Howler Monkeys PIPE...

 Powers live in the canopies of trees feasting on leaves flowers buds and fruits they have long prehensile tails that are used as a kind of fifth hand to help them identify things they can weigh up

World's Loudest Animals:...

 chameleons have a lot of crazy things going on and are pretty unique in the lizard world they have these independently rotating googly eyes this prehensile tail which is basically a

The Illegal and...

 like perhaps a martin their tails are not prehensile but they seem to use them as a help in keeping their balance and they also wagged them when they were annoyed or excited

Sir David Attenborough...

 this slow mover is a silky anteater his giant claw and a gripping prehensile tail help keep his balance as he walks the mangrove tightropes of the swamp

Prehensile