Question

Sita saw an old Tarzan movie on television. The movie supposedly took place in Africa, but Trina easily spotted that it was not really filmed there. Which of the following could have tipped her off? 
 (A) Chimps like cheetahs do not live in Africa.
(B) The monkeys in the jungle all had prehensile tails.
(C) There were no lemurs shown in the forest
(D) Tarzan wrestled with a gorilla.

Answer 1

Hint: Before we proceed into the problem, it is important to know the definition of Tarzan film.
Despite the fact that Herman Brix and author Burroughs co-produced "New Adventures of Tarzan" in the Guatemalan jungles, no Tarzan film had ever been filmed in Africa before producer Sol Lesser chose to do "Tarzan's Peril."

Step by step solution:
Only when the tail is capable of grasping and moving objects is it considered completely prehensile. If the tail is incapable of carrying out these tasks, it is referred to as a partially prehensile tail that serves primarily as a stabilizing and balancing mechanism. Many species, including opossums, anteaters, binturong, and even future world monkeys, have prehensile tails.
Old world monkeys are primates that have not undergone significant evolutionary change and are located in Asia, Europe, and Africa. New world monkeys are monkeys that have undergone significant evolutionary change from the early monkeys and are located in south and North America.
The only primates known to have a prehensile tail are a few new world monkeys like the spider monkey and wooly monkey. Old-world monkeys, however, lack a prehensile tail.
Therefore, Sita was tripped off by the monkeys in the jungle who all had prehensile tails.
So, option (C) is correct.
Note: The Rhesus monkey, Bonnet monkey, and Gray langur (Semnopithecius) are examples of old world monkeys that lack prehensile tails. These monkeys lack the ability to grab onto twigs or other things, but they do have a somewhat prehensile tail that they employ for support and balance while tree climbing.