">As to why five digits prevails among vertebrates, they are to help you
count your shell collection."

The Bower Bird collects snail shells to attract his mate to his nest, but
alas has no fingers with which to count his shells. (:-(

Peter Egerton
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Peter Egerton, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Collector of worldwide Mollusca, lifetime student
of zoology and computers.
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Step into my website:
http://www.intergate.ca/personal/seashell/index.html
(includes "Seashells of British Columbia", links and my resume)
        -Links to add, remove, alter?  Just ask!
        -This is an on-going project.
        -Suggestions always welcome :-)
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