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Cats have five toes on their front paws, but only four touch the ground when walking.
The fifth toe is a dewclaw. Cats with extra toes are called polydactyl . An index of health and care articles. That's around the time when the ancestor of domestic cats, an African wildcat species known as the Caffre Cat, appeared in Egypt. The Best of Cat Talk - Litterbox woes.