Eli5: Why can’t we move our toes individually like we can our fingers?

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Eli5: Why can’t we move our toes individually like we can our fingers?

In: Biology

Answer 1

An addition: It has a lot to do with evolution. For instance, chimpanzees’ toes are basically as functionable as their hands.

When we transitioned moving on two feet rather than four, the functionality of our toes were not a necessity. Therefore with evolution, they have grown inept over a long time.

Also, some evolutionary predictions suggest that in the future, we might not have toes at all.