Curious george the monkey is most likely tail free because he is either a bonobo or a barbary macaque ha and margret reys his creators are both deceased and never addressed this burning question monkeys almost always have prehensile tails while apes never have tails for this reason knowledgeable readers of the story are understandably confused by his tailless status in the 1930s . The monkeys have no tails in zamboanga is the official regimental march of the 27th infantry regiment as the wolfhound march the lyrics of this official version were written in 1907 in cuba by g savoca the regimental band leader died 1912 after the regiment was formed in 1901 to serve in the philippines. Barbary macaques are unique in that they lack a tail for this reason we often hear them referred to as barbary apes even though they really are monkeys true apes include gorillas chimpanzees bonobos gibbons and humans. The monkeys have no tails in zamboanga is the official regimental march of the 27th us infantry regiment as the wolfhound march the lyrics of this official version were written in 1907 in cuba by g savoca the regimental band leader died 1912 after the regiment was formed in 1901 to serve in the philippines