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most have opposable thumbs , a characteristic primate feature most developed in humans, though not limited to this order, ( opossums and koalas , for example, also have them). [ ] thumbs allow some species to use tools . in primates, the combination of opposing thumbs, short fingernails (rather than claws
inward-closing fingers is a relict of the ancestral practice of gripping branches, and has, in part, allowed some species to develop brachiation (swinging by the arms from tree limb to tree limb) as a significant means of locomotion. prosimians have clawlike nails on the second toe of each foot, called toilet-claws...
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