Thursday, February 16, 2023

A comparison of primate feet

This comment in response to "losing the grip ability in our feet" is relevant:
"...our feet are actually pretty amazing comparatively to the list. They're hyper specialized for balance, not grip. That balance lets us throw objects harder and faster than any other creature on the planet, which is one of the major skills that contributes (contributed) to our place at the top of the food chain. Also, the whole endurance walking/running thing that humans are the best in the world at..." 
More at the interestingasfuck subreddit thread. 

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