Joan Gould. Water Polo Planet. The idea of a professional water polo league is not a new one in the US, having been discussed off an on for the past few years. The idea has gained momentum in the past few years and more water polo people are looking at such a league as a positive growth move for the sport.oan Gould. Water Polo Planet. The idea of a professional water polo league is not a new one in the US, having been discussed off an on for the past few years. The idea has gained momentum in the past few years and more water polo people are looking at such a league as a positive growth move for the sport.
The sloths in these photos are Hoffmann's two-toed sloths. If you look closely, you can see that they have only two toesâor fingersâon each front foot. (Some other sloth species have three front toes.) But those toes are very important! Their long, curved claws keep sloths firmly attached to tree branches. And those claws are their only defense against predators.
The phalanges (singular phalanx) of the digits of the hand (fingers and thumb) consist of fourteen bones, three for each finger and two for the thumb. They have many similarities between fingers, the main differences being their size rather than shape.