Bears do not have long tails, but short, stumpy tails. Bears have a short tail, which is vestigial. ... There are many reasons for animals to have long tails.

What bear has a long tail?

Seuss might have dreamed up, a binturong has a face like a cat's and a body like a bear's, long, shaggy black hair, stiff white whiskers, and a prehensile tail that's as long as its body. Binturongs are also called bearcats, but that name is rather misleading since they are not related to bears OR cats.

Do Grizzlies have tails?

Grizzly bear tails are usually 2.6 to 8 inches (65 to 210 millimeters) long. When they stand upright on their hind legs, they can reach 8 feet (2.4 meters) tall. Grizzly bears have a "dished" or concave face; short, round ears; and a large shoulder hump.