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What animals have opposable thumbs?

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Possums (on the rear feet)

Giant Pandas (technically, they have a long finger on each hand/foot that is caused by a sesamoid bone that works as an opposable thumb)

Troodon (a birdlike dinasour, with partially opposable thumbs)

Phyllomedusa (a species of frogs from South America)

Old World monkeys; most New World monkeys do *not* have opposable thumbs (exception is Cebidae family of New World monkeys)

Lemurs

Rarely, cats with a sixth toe (polydactyly) will have the additional digit partially opposable relative to the others.

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Polar bear is protected by by the thick fur and has black skin to absorb the heat

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


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