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* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' characters have a strange variation of this; their hands are human-like regardless of species, but their feet are very... not human, but not exactly those of their derived species, either. Their feet are just...ovals. No features, no toes, nothing. They look like ovaloids flattened on the sole part. Note that [[HalfDressedCartoonAnimal most the characters wear shoes anyway]], so you rarely have to behold their[[http://www.sonicstadium.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/sonic_chronicles_conceptart_m2eLD.jpg flipper]] [[http://media.sonicscanf.org/gallery/amy-rose/16.png feet.]]

Compare FeatherFingers, where birds are given human-like hands. Related to HumanlikeFootAnatomy.

** Interestingly, while Disney's ducks and other anthro birds typically have birdlike feet, Gyro Gearloose has human feet (he's also usually drawn with shoes, unlike Donald and the rest).

* The fish in ''WesternAnimation/FindingNemo'' all have normal looking fins that are somehow able to ''grip'' things.

* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' characters have a strange variation of this; their hands are human-like, but their feet are very... not human, but not exactly those of their derived species, either. Their feet are just...ovals. No features, no toes, nothing. They look like ovaloids flattened on the sole part. Note that [[HalfDressedCartoonAnimal most the characters wear shoes anyway]], so you rarely have to behold their[[http://www.sonicstadium.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/sonic_chronicles_conceptart_m2eLD.jpg flipper]] [[http://media.sonicscanf.org/gallery/amy-rose/16.png feet.]]

* Averted with the elephants in ''WesternAnimation/{{Babar}}'' as they have normal elephant paws even as bipeds. Played straight with other animals like rhinos and hippos.

* Everyone on ''WesternAnimation/{{Kaeloo}}'' except Quack Quack and Olaf have FourFingeredHands which resemble those of humans.

* Averted with MickeyMouse and MinnieMouse ad especially WesternAnimation/{{Goofy}} and any {{Dogface}} that shows up because the former two are {{Funny Animal}}s with feet shaped like human feet and the latter two have that along with a completely humanoid body shape.

* The Pigs in ''WesternAnimation/TheRaccoons'' have perfectly normal hands even when they feet are normal pig hooves.

* Likewise, Timon is the only major character in ''Disney/TheLionKing'' with hands. Again, excluding Zazu and his FeatherFingers. Justified with Rafiki, as he is a primate which has human-like hands to begin with.

* ''VideoGame/StarFox'' Every character on Star Fox.

* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' characters have a strange variation of this; their hands are human-like, but their feet are very... not human, but not exactly those of their derived species, either. Their feet are just...ovals. No features, no toes, nothing. They look like ovaloids flattened on the sole part. Note that [[HalfDressedCartoonAnimal most the characters wear shoes anyway]], so you rarely have to behold their flipper[[http://www.sonicstadium.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/sonic_chronicles_conceptart_m2eLD.jpg]] feet.[[http://media.sonicscanf.org/gallery/amy-rose/16.png]]

* Pretty common in ''{{Literature/Dinoverse}}''. In the first set the TyrannosaurusRex and Leptoceratops characters have trouble using their hands, which are two-fingered and on short arms, and incorporate hooves, respectively, but the [[PteroSoarer Quetzalcoatlus]] uses the little clawed fingers on her wings with ease. However, in subsequent adventures anything not quadrupedal has humanlike ability to pick up and manipulate objects, even when they're small-armed megapredators like [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acrocanthosaurus Acrocanthosaurus]] or [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcharodontosaurus Carcharodontosaurus]].

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* The ''Indominus rex'' in ''Film/JurassicWorld'' is a [[MixAndMatchCritters genetically engineered hybrid theropod]] with three fingers and one thumb on each hand. It was likely deliberately given this feature using the DNA it got from ''[[RaptorAttack Velociraptors]]'', with a little helping of [[spoiler: ''Homo Sapiens'']].

* The ''Indominus rex'' in ''Film/JurassicWorld'' is a [[MixAndMatchCritters genetically engineered hybrid theropod]] with three fingers and one thumb on each hand. It was likely deliberately given this feature using the DNA it got from ''[[RaptorAttack Velociraptors]]''.

* The ''Indominus rex'' in ''Film/JurassicWorld'' is a [[MixAndMatchCritters genetically engineered hybrid theropod]] with three fingers and one thumb on each hand. It was likely deliberately given this feature using the DNA it got from ''[[RaptorAttack Velociraptors]]'' [[spoiler:and humans]].

* Likewise, Timon is the only major character in ''Disney/TheLionKing'' with hands. Again, excluding Zazu and his FeatherFingers.

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* Largely averted in ''{{Disney/Bambi}}''. Aside from Friend Owl, who switches from regular wings to FeatherFingers when needed, the only characters to have human-like hands are Flower and his girlfriend, and that is mostly based on a real skunk's anatomy.

* The Chipmunks and the Chippettes in the live action ''Film/AlvinAndTheChipmunks'' films have human-like hands but are otherwise very much like chipmunks.

* For ''WesternAnimation/ChickenRun'', they would have needed to come up with some pretty ingenious ways for all the chickens to use their various tools if they all had actual wings instead of arms.

* DonaldDuck and the rest of the more FunnyAnimal bodied ducks in the ComicBook/DisneyDucksComicUniverse have human-like arms and hands, but webbed feet.

* An interesting variation in the ''SholanAlliance'' series. The Sholans are a felinoid race with retractable fingers, enabling them to alternately run on all fours or grip things with human-like hands.

* In a non-cartoon example, the darklord Markov from ''{{Ravenloft}}'' is cursed to always have the body of a beast and the head of a man, but can invoke this trope on himself at will.

* ''SonicTheHedgehog'' characters have a strange variation of this; their hands are human-like, but their feet are very... not human, but not exactly those of their derived species, either. Their feet are just...ovals. No features, no toes, nothing. They look like ovaloids flattened on the sole part. Note that [[HalfDressedCartoonAnimal most the characters wear shoes anyway]], so you rarely have to behold their flipper[[http://www.sonicstadium.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/sonic_chronicles_conceptart_m2eLD.jpg]] feet.[[http://media.sonicscanf.org/gallery/amy-rose/16.png]]

* Averted with MickeyMouse and MinnieMouse ad especially {{Goofy}} and any {{Dogface}} that shows up because the former two are {{Funny Animal}}s with feet shaped like human feet and the latter two have that along with a completely humanoid body shape.
** OswaldTheLuckyRabbit and Ortensia the cat have humanlike hands and feet shaped like blocks that are flat on the soles in ''VideoGame/EpicMickey''. In early cartoons, Oswald was drawn either with oval feet or feet shaped roughly like that of his species.
** In the really early MickeyMouse cartoons, Mickey was drawn with either oval feet or block-shaped feet.
* LooneyTunes loves this trope:
** BugsBunny
** DaffyDuck
** Parodied in the LooneyTunes short "What Makes Daffy Duck?" where a fox has human like hands. At one point it's revealed they're gloves when they fly off revealing fox paws underneath.
** PorkyPig, though his hooves can look more shoe-like depending on the design.

A common design choice for FunnyAnimals and other characters on the SlidingScaleOfAnthropomorphism is giving them human-like hands (in spite of their [[FeatherFingers apparent lack of proper wrists]]). However, their feet (and, perhaps, other parts of their body) often remain unchanged, resembling the feet, fins, flippers and hooves of their original species.

* Averted with MickeyMouse, MinnieMouse, {{Goofy}}, and any {{Dogface}} that shows up because the former two are {{Funny Animal}}s with feet shaped like human feet and the latter two have that along with a completely humanoid body shape.

* HowardTheDuck has WhiteGloves on human-like hands, but has webbed feet.

* In a non-cartoon example, the darklord Markov from {{Ravenloft}} is cursed to always have the body of a beast and the head of a man, but can invoke this trope on himself at will.

* SonicTheHedgehog characters have a strange variation of this; their hands are human-like, but their feet are very... not human, but not exactly those of their derived species, either. Their feet are just...ovals. No features, no toes, nothing. They look like ovaloids flattened on the sole part. Note that [[HalfDressedCartoonAnimal most the characters wear shoes anyway]], so you rarely have to behold their flipper[[http://www.sonicstadium.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/sonic_chronicles_conceptart_m2eLD.jpg]] feet.[[http://media.sonicscanf.org/gallery/amy-rose/16.png]]

** PorkyPig, though his hooves can look more shoe-like depending on the design

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