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Q: Is opposable thumbs a human feature?
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What are human qualities?

opposable thumbs


Do polar bears have opposable thumbs?

Bears do have opposable thumbs. Some bears have a special bone found in their wrists. Its their sixth toe and it is an opposable thumb. It is used for grasping bamboo. They use this bone in the same way humans use their thumbs, mainly for grasping food. Most species do not have opposable thumbs.


Do lemurs have opposable thumbs?

Chimpanzees are non-human primate mammals. They have hands similar to humans which do include opposable thumbs on both their left and right hands.


How do opposable thumbs help us?

Humans (with opposable thumbs) can grasp, carry and grip things that other animals including primates (who lack opposable thumbs) cannot.


Does a chimpanzee have thumbs?

The chimpanzee does have thumbs. But they are not opposable.


What are some fact about opposable thumbs?

Opposable thumbs are use to holding on and pick up small objects. The macaques use their opposable thumbs to hold the tool to use it. Without opposable thumbs it could be hard or nearly impossible to use a tool to get food.


Human features that help them thrive?

Cephalization, opposable thumbs, a larger brain, teamwork.


Do slugs have opposable thumbs?

No besides us apes are the only ones who have opposable thumbs but ours are better


Does a raccoon have opposing thumbs?

No, raccoons do not have opposable thumbs.


Do mice have opposable thumbs?

No, mice do not have opposable thumbs. They have paws with a pollex, which is the innermost digit of the forelimb.


Does a tiger have opposable thumbs?

No, They Don't have an opposable thumb But a chimpanzee does!


Do spiders have opposable thumbs?

No. Unlike primates, most marsupials do not have opposable thumbs. The exception to this is the koala, which is a marsupial (not a bear). Both their front and rear feet can grasp things using opposable thumbs. The opossum of North America, also a marsupial, has opposable thumbs.