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a movable thumb. like our them. its apposable because we can move it around and bend it.
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Human hand has greater dexterity than the forepaw of any animal because of the freely movable joint of the?
thumb
Why is the thumb of the male frog swollen?
It is not swollen, the male frog's thumb is Enlarged.
Does a sloth have an opposable thumb?
No.
Does a gorilla have a thumb. or does it only have four fingers?
The gorilla is a very human-like creature, so it has four fingers and one thumb on each hand.
What are the five fingers called?
A normal human doesn't have five fingers on one hand. You only have four because you call you pinky the pinky fingerand you call your ring the ring finger, you call the middle the middle finger, you call the index the index finger. But you don't call the thumb the thumb finger it is just a thumb. So you really only have four fingers not five.
What adaptations does a siamang gibbon have?
They use their long arms to swing like a gymnast through the trees.
What are the characteristics of prosimians?
Primates are very smart, and they are the only animals with apposable thumbs.
How do animals without apposable thumbs eat?
Usually with their mouth if they are not able to use their hands!
Why do you have hands?
So we can get through daily life, and such as we have apposable thumbs for the same reason. Imagine life without your hands, and you can answer that yourself. :)
Do you have hands?
So we can get through daily life, and such as we have apposable thumbs for the same reason. Imagine life without your hands, and you can answer that yourself. :)
Do bears eat food in a special way?
yes they do they have no apposable thumbs so they in fact have to eat with no hands but with grimy teeth
Why do human have culture while animals have none?
Humans have two things animals do not; Imagination (the designs of buildings, names of gods etc.) and apposable thumbs (a monkey's thumb is on its wrist, stopping it from picking up certain objects.) It is thought, however, that intelligent animals such as dogs, monkeys, spiders etc hve their own 'secret' cultures. Hope I helped! :)
What are some compound words that start with the word thumb?
thumb nail, thumb tack, thumb screw, thumb print
What is the length of someones thumb?
My thumb, from the palm-thumb joint to the thumb-tip is 7.0 cm.
What is a ball of the thumb?
A ball of the thumb is the fleshy portion of the thumb opposite the nail, belonging to the first segment of the thumb.
What is thumb mark?
its thumb mark meaning one print your thumb on soemthing and itl be caled a thumb mark or some one made a thumb mark that or surch thumb mark on google images.
Why is thumb finger called thumb?
The thumb is called a thumb instead of a finger because it is smaller than a finger. A thumb also has 2 joints and a finger has 3.
