If animals need their tail to sway and balance, why animals without tails or short tails don’t fall off?

Question

Edit: I mean, why animals with broken or cut off tails, don’t have any problems balancing?

In: Biology

Answer 1

Tails assist animals like dogs and cats in high speed chases. They help them turn faster. They do not need them for walking. The best example of a tail assisting in a chase is to watch a cheetah chasing its prey. Here is a video. https://youtu.be/qukcc8wCxJo