Grooming claw - Wikipedia A grooming claw (or toilet claw) is the specialized claw or nail on the foot of certain primates, used for personal grooming All prosimians have a grooming claw, but the digit that is specialized in this manner varies [1] Tarsiers have a grooming claw on second and third toes
Understanding Lemur Claw Grooming Practices - Duke University Lemur . . . The role of grooming claws in lemur species compared to other primates and the implications for conservation In the world of primates, the nuances between nails and claws offer a fascinating insight into evolutionary adaptation and behavior
Lemur-Like Toes Complicate Human Lineage - Live Science The presence of a lemur-like grooming claw on a new human and monkey relative known as Notharctus tenebrosus is confusing scientists' traditional interpretation of our ancient history
Blue-Eyed Black Lemur - Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens Lemurs greet one another by grooming each other’s fur using protruding bottom teeth like a comb A specialized claw on their second toe is used for personal grooming Other than humans, blue-eyed black lemurs are the only primate to have blue eyes
Fossils show ancient primates had grooming claws as well as nails This foot of a greater dwarf lemur, Cheirogaleus major, had a grooming claw on the second toe, indicated by the narrow, tapered bone at the end The flat and wide bones at the tips of the other toes show that these bore nails
grooming claw | Animal Keeper Blog But what makes a lemur a lemur and what exactly is a tooth comb? Or a grooming claw? Or a reflecting tapetum? Even though lemurs are endemic to Madagascar and the Comoros Islands they can be quite different amongst themselves Lemurs come in all sizes from the 1 oz pygmy mouse lemur to the 15 lbs Indri and Diademed Sifaka lemurs
Do Lemurs Have Two Tongues? - Pets on Mom. com Lemurs have another grooming tool in their arsenal: claws Most lemur toes end in nails, but the second toe on each foot has a grooming claw instead Lemurs don't use their fingers during grooming, but they use their upturned claws to scratch themselves and their friends
Ancient Primates Had Specialized Grooming Claws - Stony Brook University Lemurs, lorises, galagoes and tarsiers have nails on most of their digits and grooming claws on their second – and in tarsiers, second and third – toes So, why did the ancestors of monkeys, apes and humans lose their grooming claws?