Why do equines have tails?

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Why do equines have tails?

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The tail is meant as leverage for running at high speeds and brushing away insects. Those who survived insect stings and bites which were venomous, and those with shorter true tail bones than hair length outlived those without such features; these evolutions have given us the horse we see today, with its long haired tail and shortened tailbone.

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