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How many toes do modern rhinoceroses have on each foot?
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Modern rhinoceroses have three toes on each foot. These toes are short and tipped with broad, blunt nails. As members of the order Perissodactyla, rhinoceroses exhibit a mesaxonic condition, meaning the axis of symmetry of their limbs passes through the third or middle toe, which is the most strongly developed and bears the majority of the animal's weight.12