Just like their ancestors, the claws of cats have evolved over time to enable them to perform natural activities and behaviors such as climbing, scratching, and others. When cats are called digitigrades, it means they are a part of a group of animals (including dogs, some birds, and other mammals) that are able to walk and stand on their toes or the digits of their fingers, instead of the balls of the feet (just like humans do).
Cats have bones on their feet that are quite similar to those found in humans. The counterpart of human phalanges in cats is their fingertips. Meanwhile, the heel of a human’s hand (the knuckle) has a counterpart in cats too (the metacarpal bone of cats). In a similar fashion, the ligaments, as well as tendons, lead the movements of the paws of cats and the hands of humans.
Keratin is the main composition of cat’s claws, and this is the same material found in fingernails, hooves, as well as hair.
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