Why do all mammals have ten fingers, ten toes, 2 wrists, 2 elbows, 2 shoulders, 2 ankles, 2 knees and 2 hips?

Question

No "God answers" please. Think about this seriously (not that believing in God and creationism is not serious). Are we from them or are they from us? I mean ALL mammals including man have their hip bone connected to their knee bone and their knee bone connected to their ankle bone etc., etc..

Answer 1

The premises of your question are incorrect. Ever seen a cat with six toes? Horses have but three.

Nevertheless, all mammals--nay, all species--possess similarities. Everything we've ever discovered (plants, animals, protozoans) except for viruses use DNA. Everything is related to everything else.

Answer 2

all mammals descended from one creature...in this case one that had ten fingers, ten toes, 2 wrists, 2 elbows, 2 shoulders,2 ankles, 2 knees and 2 hips.
if a creature was born with one arm or leg (or even without a wrist, ankle, etc), it would be at a disadvantage, and would therefore die quickly, preventing it's defficient DNA from entering the gene pool.

Answer 3

The last common ancestor had that configuration. But many mammals have fewer than five fingers or toes. Horses have but one.

Answer 4

Uh, dolphins and whales don't have all those things, and they are mammals. But in answer to your question, the most effective body structure evolves, and the others get weeded out.

Answer 5

all mammals don't have those things what about the whale the dog the cow etc.

Answer 6

An elephant has 4 knees....

Answer 7

because Amazing God made us so everything could be balanced

Answer 8

Is this a riddle? I don't get it.

Answer 9

because we have bilateral simetry.