I am cursed with this knowledge and now so are you
I am cursed with this relevant and more accurate image, so now you are as well 😔
Submitted 11 months ago by Exusia@lemmy.world to [deleted]
https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/0e914e10-2db9-4440-86ed-82ee4fd2aedf.jpeg
I am cursed with this knowledge and now so are you
I am cursed with this relevant and more accurate image, so now you are as well 😔
Human, dog, horse, and flamingo comparison for those who are not aware.
I wonder if it feels like it looks. Does that feel like a really long foot?? 🦶
what does it even mean to feel like a foot?
“Anatomical horse legs”
Thanks, I hate it
Sometimes I crawl on all 4s and pretend I’m a horse.with 8 legs.
This better not awaken anything in me
Yes! And they’re always walking on their middle fingers.
Reminds me of a classic bit from a comedy podcast (My Brother, My Brother, and Me) youtu.be/6YqXXBKBPRI?si=_Bmjlr2LIQh56Fhi
Wuh?
El_guapazo@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Actually, they’re running on fingertips with the hoof similar to the human nail.
esc.rutgers.edu/wp-content/…/Bone-Comparison.jpg
JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
For your viewing pleasure
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Mac@mander.xyz 11 months ago
Wow. Very interesting!
expatriado@lemmy.world 11 months ago
i was going to mention this, but you already nail it
zero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.dev 11 months ago
Did the pinky and thumb just kinda disappear or are they even tinier than the ring and index equivalent?
violetring@lemmy.world 11 months ago
It’s actually a really interesting question. It’s commonly believed that on horses the vestigial remnants of additional toes/hooves/foot structure are the chestnuts and ergots. The first known horse had 3 and 4 hooves per leg! Image
violetring@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Image This is a trimmed chestnut. They grow a material similar to a nail or horse hoof - ergots are similar, but in a different location. When they get big you just peel or clip it off. They can smell a bit strong when you trim them, but hooves smell worse when the farrier comes out!
Waraugh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 months ago
Isn’t that exactly what the picture is showing or am I missing something here.
Nachorella@lemmy.sdf.org 11 months ago
Neigh. The picture is only showing from the (human) wrist down. Horse legs and most (all?) mammal quadruped legs actually pretty closely resemble each other.