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THE SENSE OF TOUCH IN ANIMALS 



P.R. hypothenar eminence, distal portion, wide loops open to 

 radial side ; proximal portion, loops open to ulnar side. 



Fig. 29. — Chacma Baboon. Papio porcarius. Pes, left. Draxving 

 from dead specimen and impressions. 



Rest of palmar surface longitudinal and oblique. 

 Foot. (Fig. 29.) Digits short, thick ; nails blunt and short. Plantar 

 portion long and covered by large fleshy eminences except at 



