digits on each hand and 10 digits on each foot, for a total of 34 digits. garfield sobers, west indian cricketer, had an extra finger on each hand which he removed himself during childhood "with the aid of catgut and a sharp knife". theodore roosevelt "hound dog" taylor, chicago-based american blues guitarist, was born with polydactyly on both hands, although around age 41, he removed the extra finger on his right hand. varalakshmi v, a girl from bangalore with eight fingers on each hand and about four to five extra toes on each foot. volcacius sedigitus, a roman poet of the 1st century, probably received his epithet, signifying "sixfinger", because he was born with six fingers on each hand, according to pliny. zhu yunming, a chinese calligrapher, had six fingers on his right hand. reggy b, a drag queen and contestant on the second season of drag race holland, revealed on the show that she was born with an extra thumb on her left hand, three extra toes on one foot, and two extra toes on her other foot. her extra fingers and toes were surgically removed at a young age. ish madon (איש מדון), a biblical philistean figure who fought against king david's army. the bible mentions he was a relative to goliath. fictional people in the silence of the lambs, hannibal lecter is described as having mid-ray duplication polydactyly (a duplicated middle finger) on his left hand, which he later removes in hannibal as part of his cosmetic surgery to disguise himself. in the cartoon series gravity falls, stanford pines ("grunkle ford") has six fingers on both of his hands, a trait which also identifies him in the show's mythology. tyrone rugen, a count in the princess bride, is described many times as "the six-fingered man." void, an antagonist of the manga series berserk, has six fingers on each hand. billy, a character from adventure time had six fingers on each hand. other animals polydactyly occurs in numerous types of animals. the condition is sporadically seen in livestock, where it affects cattle, sheep, pigs, and occasionally horses. conversely, it is a common trait in several heritage chicken breeds. chickens normally have 4 toes on each foot. the chicken breeds known for being polydactyl are the dorking, faverolle, houdan, lincolnshire buff, meusienne, sultan, and non-bearded silkie bantams. the breed standard of these varieties of chickens calls for five toes on each foot, although sometimes more than five toes will occur. the extra digit in these breeds presents as an extra "thumb" that does not touch the ground. mixed-breed chickens may also have extra digits if the aforementioned breeds are part of their genetic makeup. polydactyly also occurs in dogs, cats, and small mammals such as guinea pigs and mice. cats normally have five digits on the front paws and four on the rear. polydactyl cats have more, and this is a moderately common condition, especially in certain cat populations. dogs, like other canids, normally have four claws on their rear paws; a fifth is often called a dewclaw and is especially found in certain dog breeds, including the norwegian lundehund and great pyrenees. a number of mutations of the lmbr1 gene, in dogs, humans, and mice, can cause polydactyly. a 2014 report indicated that mice could also exhibit polydactyly arising from mutation in the vps25 gene. in cattle, it appears to be polygenic with a dominant gene at one locus and a homozygous recessive at another. polydactyly was believed to be common in early tetrapods, the extinct amphibians that represented the earliest landliving vertebrates. their number of toes fluctuated until the early carboniferous period when they finally began developing a uniform number of toes. amniotes settled on five toes per limb, while amphibians developed four toes on each front limb and five toes on each back limb. (for more information, see polydactyly in early tetrapods). polydactyly also occurs in modern extant reptiles and amphibians. polydactyly was a non-pathological, reacquired condition in extinct marine reptiles such as ichthyosaurs and hupehsuchians, some of which containing upwards of ten digits within their flippers. rooster with feathered legs (aldrovandi himself did not notice the five toes) kitten with 23 toes muscovy duck, both feet have five toes muscovy duck, both feet have five toes