The table below contrasts a narrow and a wide tail:

A moderately wide tail provides the best compromise for all conditions and this is what we find on most boards under 3.30m.

Boards with wider tails are more suited to jumping since they will leap off the top of a wave rather than digging into it.

All Muscovy Ducks have long claws on their feet and a wide flat tail.

The platypus looks similar to a beaver with a brown, furry body and wide, flat tail.

A giant with a wide tail stretched from zenith to western horizon, diving at their Sun.

At least we recognized one of his closest aides, a strange creature with brown fur and a short, wide tail.

It has a short, wide, stumpy tail that resembles its head and may confuse predators.

"Our records show that this was the widest tail since May 1980, a time of wild inflation and soaring interest rates."

They do this with the aid of their great wide tails.