Assertion: raccoon's tail | /r/ObjectUse | used for balance
Facets:
value: as a brace
type: MANNER
value: during the fall
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: All coatis share a slender head with an elongated, flexible, slightly upward-turned nose, small ears, dark feet, and a long, non-prehensile tail used for balance and signaling.
text: The tail is used as fat storage (of particular importance in the winter), and as a balance when climbing or sitting.
text: The tail is used for fat storage during the fall, for balance while climbing, and as a brace when sitting on its haunches (MacClintock 1981; Goldman 1950).