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power of movement is much less, and the whole hand 
is far more clumsy; yet the hands of men and the hands 
of monkeys possess almost identically the same bones, 
Fig. 185. —Fore Feet of Cow. Vig. t86.— Fore Feet of Horse. 
tendons, and muscles. They have also the small 
callous, or hard, parts of the palm, with thick cushions 
of fat beneath, to protect the working parts between 
Fig. 187. —Foot of Elephant. Fig. 188.—Feet of Bear. 
the outer skin and the hard bones. These callous 
spots are easily seen, too, in the fore feet of cats, dogs, 
bears, and many other mammals, and they may, with 
