A lion's paw by 365projectorgchristine

A lion's paw

Lions walk in a digitate fashion, meaning that their foot bones are adapted in such a way that they walk on their toes. As opposed to humans that have a plantigrade motion, meaning we 'plant' our whole foot on the ground,
They are incredibly strong and help the lion grip prey during attacks. On the hind feet they have 4 toes and claws, making 18 overall. The average size of a front foot is 13-15 cm long and 11-13 cm wide. The hind foot is a tiny bit smaller: 12-14cm long and 10-12cm wide.
Great paw close up!
June 25th, 2024  
Terrific closeup. Thanks for all the information.
June 25th, 2024  
A super shot and fascinating information - fav!

Ian
June 25th, 2024  
Big paw!
June 25th, 2024  
Wow!
June 25th, 2024  
Super shot!
June 25th, 2024  
Gorgeous photo… wonderful to read your narrative, super interesting. I adore this photo.
June 25th, 2024  
Wow...Nice close up
June 25th, 2024  
Great shot!
June 25th, 2024  
Neat shot
June 26th, 2024  
Great shot.
June 26th, 2024  
Fascinating, love your captions!
June 26th, 2024  
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