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health advisory Diet Diet 2007-11-11 21:05:59

Answer:

Hooved animals walk on their fingernails and toenails. Their legs are modified so that the "hands" and "feet" are the lower leg. Usually the metatarsal bone is lengthened. The "ankle" joint is higher up on the leg.

Canon bone - Fetlock joint

Definition: The shank bone, or great bone above the fetlock, in the fore and hind legs of the horse and allied animals, corresponding to the middle metacarpal or metatarsal bone of most mammals. The fetlock is formed by the joint between the canon bone and the longer pastern bone. At the back of the fetlock lies a small bone called the sesamoid.

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so they can't fly.

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cause we all eat them

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because they take small steps

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cause they cut off their feet for pickled pigs feet!

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`Cos they like to snout around....

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so they cant run away when people try to turn them into sausages and bacon!!!!!

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Because their tails are curly.

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dont know!but i'm sure they've got aunties tho!

geddit(boom boom)!!

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its because they are cloven hooved (claws) If they had toes they would need a ankle to flex them.

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Their ankle joint is actually just further up the leg. A bit like a dog.

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cos they are so fat they have cankles

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