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evolution sweatheart

2006-10-26 23:01:46 · answer #1 · answered by Renée 3 · 0 0

Nothing special about five, it could have been four or six. But what is amazing is that almost all four-limbed creatures have five digits on each limb. (This is called 'pentadactyly', by the way.) This includes primates, dogs, cats (don't forget the dew claw), wings of bats and birds, crocodiles, even whales(!). Even horses hooves develop from one of five toes in the embryonic horse.

Why is this? Because all four-limbed creatures developed from the same five-toed ancestor. Yet another little piece of evidence for evolution to add to the pile.

Oh, one other little tidbit ... it's because we have 10 fingers that we developed a base-10 numbering system (that's why we call the 10 symbols we use in our system 'digits' (fingers), and where we get the word 'digital').

Source(s):
Nice (short) article on evolution and five fingers:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/librar...

2006-10-26 22:46:20 · answer #2 · answered by Peter_Jackson_Fan 4 · 0 0

well we rwaly have four fingers on each hand and a thumb so you are sorta right bit funy realy if you think about it coz everyone says we have 10 fingers when realy we have 8 fingers

2006-10-26 22:46:51 · answer #3 · answered by cazzra1 3 · 0 0

There's always a reason behind...hey..imagine yourself without a thumb...do you think you can handle a glass of water?if you dont have the ring finger,do you think it's nice to put it anywhere you want?everything in this world has it's own purpose....that's why you are here in this beautiful earth...because God wants you to see...feel...His creation and you're one of those wonderful handmade of GOD...

2006-10-26 22:47:51 · answer #4 · answered by xrae12 3 · 0 0

only five fit inside of you naturally?.?.?. no no no thats not it bcause it looks cool? no its bcause if you had only four you would look weird. yea thats it youd look weird and different and thats not cool...and if you had six fingers you wouldnt be able to finger urself and that wouldnt be fun.

2006-10-26 22:50:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

you do have four fingers on each hand.
- index
-middle
-ring
-pinky

thumb is not a finger

2006-10-26 22:49:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

well it doesn't matter as long as ur opposable thumb isn't offset by the number - else, the rest is useless.

2006-10-26 22:46:01 · answer #7 · answered by spliff 2 · 0 0

oh is it
oh my god
how sad


may be u have some roblem in u r body better to consult doctor

very urgent

make it fast


cool ................why u have only one heart one head one nose two eyes.............

2006-10-26 22:47:52 · answer #8 · answered by nani 1 · 0 0

cos thats the way you was made

2006-10-27 02:28:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Because you are human?

2006-10-26 22:46:44 · answer #10 · answered by Hardrock 6 · 0 0

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