Comment on Fingies
merc@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks agoYeah, it’s not the leg that’s a finger, it’s the hoof-part. The legs are legs, but instead of ending in 5 digits they end in 1.
Comment on Fingies
merc@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks agoYeah, it’s not the leg that’s a finger, it’s the hoof-part. The legs are legs, but instead of ending in 5 digits they end in 1.
iocase@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
Count the joints. The hand begins 3 joints up. The wrist 4 joints up, elbow 5, shoulder is the last one at 6 total.
merc@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
At least 80% of the leg, by length, is arm/leg, not finger/toe.
Compare that to a bat wing, where the bones really are long fingers:
bat wing anatomy showing the fingers
Redjard@reddthat.com 2 weeks ago
The lower leg is the palm, not a finger.
iocase@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
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Sylvartas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
Wait, their “knee” is actually just as messed up as our wrists, with the little bones and everything ?
… And people say human knees are badly designed