what is a essence perpose of them? there to diseased to assistance hunt. as well as they do not profide us with any illness (or take any) from the bodies.
so because do you have finger as well as toe nails?
Why Do We Have Fingernails?
what is a essence perpose of them? there to diseased to assistance hunt. as well as they do not profide us with any illness (or take any) from the bodies.
so because do you have finger as well as toe nails?
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February 10th, 2010 at 2:48 pm
Mammals have always had them for traction or clawing. Human fingernails are more adapted for minor “tool work”. Ever tried picking up a coin from a table without using a fingernail?
February 10th, 2010 at 3:16 pm
I don’t know about your nails, but mine are strong enough to ‘hurt’ something if I wanted to! Having said so, apes then to be mainly vegetarian! So guess nails would only be used to tear up plant matter mainly! (when humans still lived in jungles/ on trees).
Thats basically it - hunting and defense!
February 10th, 2010 at 5:56 pm
they are still quite useful in primitive societies, you can cut some vegetation with them and fight each other, but they are a leftover when we were climbing trees like a squirrel
February 10th, 2010 at 6:10 pm
they are actually skin. but there MANY MANY more layers of askin which makes it hard. its evolution. back in the days they were used to prolly stab your food and get a hold of it.
February 10th, 2010 at 7:37 pm
A very interesting question actually!
I tend to probably agree with the answer above me…they are a means of traction and grip.
February 11th, 2010 at 12:43 am
They protect the layer of skin under the nails.
February 11th, 2010 at 3:40 am
For picking boogers and scratching……………..