gedaliyahtoToday I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish·4 months agoTIL humans are the only animal with a chin. We aren't sure why.(www.smithsonianmag.com)external-linkarrow-up1494arrow-down114message-square157fedilink
arrow-up1480arrow-down1external-linkTIL humans are the only animal with a chin. We aren't sure why.(www.smithsonianmag.com)gedaliyahtoToday I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish·4 months agomessage-square157fedilink
minus-squarePythagreousTittiesEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down2·4 months agoedit-24 months agolinkfedilinkI scratch my cats chin all the time. What are you on about? (Edit: I be wrong. There’s no chin there) https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-8be44/images/stencil/1280x1280/products/2549/4697/CatSkeletalAnatomy__24888.1345374154.jpg?c=2
minus-squareAwesomeLowlanderEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down0·4 months agolinkfedilinkJaw vs chin, I’m guessing the difference is fairly small.
minus-squarePythagreousTittiesEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·4 months agolinkfedilinkLooked at wiki. The chin apparently is just the part of bone that juts out under the lower lip. So yeah, no chin on the cat.
I scratch my cats chin all the time. What are you on about? (Edit: I be wrong. There’s no chin there)
https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-8be44/images/stencil/1280x1280/products/2549/4697/CatSkeletalAnatomy__24888.1345374154.jpg?c=2
Jaw vs chin, I’m guessing the difference is fairly small.
Looked at wiki. The chin apparently is just the part of bone that juts out under the lower lip. So yeah, no chin on the cat.