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Well I've heard of 3 toe yowies and 5 toe yowies it confuses me are there 2 species or what?

Hey there y0wie

It’s a good question and has been brought up before.

Some believe there to be differing species, a 3 toed and 5 toed, but there has also been footprints found with 4, 6, 7 toes from memory. Others believe it could be some type of inbreeding that causes the discrepancy, and then others still believe it to be the cause of more paranormal aspects.

No one really knows for sure

Hope I helped you out a bit.

Thanks Chewy appreciate it

Some humans are born with six toes and/or six fingers (known as polydactylism or hexadactylism), which is apparently not all that uncommon.

According to that font of wisdom, "The condition has an incidence of 1 in every 500 live births." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polydactyly (However, my personal experience is to take statistics on that Wikipedia site with more than just a grain of salt! )

The extra digits in humans these days tend to be severed soon after birth, apparently so that the person doesn't become a victim of others' bigotry.

Henry the Eigth's second wife, Anne Boleyn, is said to have had a sixth finger on one hand, and this was used as an excuse to try her for witchcraft - however, the existence of her sixth finger is now disbelieved by historians.

Some famous, real, human polydactyls include cricketer, Sir Garfield Sobers, and musician Sid Wilson, (from the band Slipknot).

The same cogenital condition is known to exist in other species, such as cats. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polydactyl_cat (yes, I know, another Wiki link, sorry for that).

In any case, my argument is that if such variations in the number of toes exist in known species, then similar variations should not be considered as a conclusive argument against the existence of an unknown species.

My ex's daughter had 2 thumbs on one hand, removed when she was about 2 yrs old. And a bloke I work with had an extra arm growing out of his shoulder which was removed when he was also very young.

And cats can have variations in toe numbers- Polydactyl cats.

Check this tribe out, the TWO TOED TRIBE or ostrich people
http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/inde ... ch_people/

i agree
i have also seen repetative congental deformities in tribal groups where the diversity of gene pool is limited, can also be seen in Aus aboriginal groups who have been in isolated areas , i have mentioned before eon Forum where i have met indigeous peole with quite deformed feet...foot print would appear very bizzare...almost yowie like.

the varied collection of yowie footprints, and the rarity of yowie encounters in oz gets me thinking that the yowie is very close to extinction, inbred deformaties ending this animals chance of survival would be very likely, especially if they lose more habitat.
deformed footprints in america seem to be seen on a smaller scale, but also sightings of sasquatch are more frequent than our yowie, so i think the size of this animals population and differing prints go hand in hand.