Hooves: 5 vs 3 vs 4 digits
Just how many digits does a pig have? Four. A cloven pair of hooves, and a pair of dew claws. One less than a human hand does, and human foot. They almost look like paws with just thick claws at the end. So, we have 4 digits... where does the last digit go? Do four fingers merge to become two and a dew claw emerge near the bottom of the wrist for the thumb to line up? Is it two fingers merging, and the pinky and thumb become the dew claws? Or does the thumb shrink and the index and pinky become the dew claws? Is there a right answer? These are the things I think about when I have too much time on my hands.
Category Artwork (Digital) / Transformation
Species Pig / Swine
Gender Any
Size 1138 x 1138px
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We've all thought about this. I believe there was a comic here on FA that had almost perfected that concept, but I don't remember where it is.
The thumb would go away and the pointer and pinky would become the dewclaws because of their placement and lack of weight bearing points.
The answer to that, my friend, lies in evolutionary biology. Probably.
> Or does the thumb shrink and the index and pinky become the dew claws?
yes, the right answer.
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Popu.....tal_Reductions
yes, the right answer.
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Popu.....tal_Reductions
Awesome read. And here I thought this drawing wasn't going to be of much interest. Glad I posted it now.
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