The Flipper of a Whale compared to the hand of man

125/233

Home / Albums / Natural History / Mammals /

The Flipper of a Whale compared to the hand of man

✔ XXS - tiny (240 x 139)
✔ XS - extra small (432 x 251)
✔ S - small (576 x 335)
✔ M - medium (792 x 460)
✔ L - large (1008 x 586)
✔ XL - extra large (1224 x 712)
✔ Original (1567 x 912)

slideshow download

The Flipper of a Whale compared to the hand of man.jpg

Download Photo

In the bones and in their arrangement there is a close resemblance in the two cases, yet the outcome is very different. The multiplication of finger joints in the whale is a striking feature.

Fore-limb of Monkey compared to fore-limb of Whale

Author: The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4), by J. Arthur Thomson
Published in 1922
Available from gutenberg.org
Posted on: Friday 17 July 2020
Dimensions: 1567*912
Tags: Hands
Albums: Natural History / Mammals
Visits: 817
Downloads: 41