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Apes, not monkeys. No tail.
Speak for yourself.
If it doesn't have a tail it's not a monkey, even though it has a monkey kind of shape.
If is doesn't have a tail, it's not a monkey!
If it doesn't have a tail, it's an ape!
Edit: Larry and Bob are clearly Apes. They have no tails
Some people are born with tails.
That doesn't put them into the monkey evolutionary line, though.