In a few rare
cases tribal members have been even more restricted endogamically, as in the
inbred clan called Foldi in the Hyabites tribe of Arabia, all of whose people
have six toes on each foot and five fingers plus thumb on each hand and who
have come to value their 24 digits so highly they will kill any 20-digit baby
born to them as the illegitimate issue of an adulterous mother. The same goes
for the monkey-tailed clan of Kali who traditionally refuses to keep any infant
who doesn't have a tail.
Inter marriages can correct this after generations.
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