Cloven hoof

As is known, the claws tipped with claws or hooves distant from the fuselage (distal) parts of the limbs of different animals or the claw itself

Mammals

In mammals, the term is used among other things for the horny toes of cloven hoofed animals (eg, ruminants and pigs). This group of animals is therefore summarized under the common name of cloven-hoofed animals.

In the hunter language the jaws of ruminating Wild hair and wild boar are called shells. These wild species are derived from grouped under the term ungulates. The higher the barrel seated small shell couple of 2nd and 5th toe (also: dew claws, upper claws ) Geäfter called. When the boar Geäfter is pronounced. Therefore, it is always pulled the trigger at the track. In other ungulates the Geäfter is only visible in the track when the barrel sinks deeply. This is the volatile wild often the case, but rarely quiet when pulling game. Except for the pigs relatives the dew claws are no toes but only horn caps under the shackles without bony basis, but can be very long in the absence of wear.

The clawed toes of various predatory mammals forming alive are sometimes called " claws ". Primarily affects the insectivores and predatory mammals, the " Hair predators " in the hunting -related language.

In birds, the term also refers equipped with claw toes ( colloquially called "Bird Claw " means ). The claws can ( in the hunting -related language use, including birds of prey, the " spring predators " ) reached an enormous length, so that once packed prey can not escape especially in predatory species.

Other

In arthropods (especially spiders and insects) are called the terminal claw ( s) ( unguis ) of Tarsus ( " walk " ) as " claw ( s) ".