Hoof

Hoof is the name given to the toenail of any ungulate mammal (which itself means "having hooves"), possibly excepting the hippopotamus. In perissodactyls, including the horses and tapirs, there are an odd number of hooves per foot, and in artiodactyls, including domestic cattle of various kinds as well as giraffes and camels, there are an even number.

The hoof in artwork

In furry and funny animal art, there are two basic schools of thought for adapting the front feet of a character that naturally has hooves.

In one, the hoof is left as-is, and the character manipulates objects by "natural" or unnatural means.

In the other, the hoof is replaced by a hand with hoof-like fingers. SueDeer's personal character is an example of this approach. In the case of Dan Canaan's character Flinthoof Ponypal, there is something of a compromise with three fingers instead of five.

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Forms	Humanoid - Morphic - Multifurry - Non-anthro - Nonmorphic - Taur
Limb styles	Biped - Hexaped - Octoped - Pede - Pentaped - Quadruped
Stances	Digitigrade - Plantigrade - Unguligrade
Body parts	Antler/Horn - Beak - Breasts - Claw - Ear - Exoskeleton - Mane - Fur - Genitalia - Hoof - Muzzle - Paw - Tail - Talon - Whiskers - Wing - Quill - Scale - Feather