INTERESTING FACTS About ANIMAL TEETH

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  1.  SNAIL
  • A GARDEN SNAIL has about 14,000 teeth and other species of snail can have over 20,000 teeth.
  • LIMPET SNAIL , an aquatic snail have strongest teeth even stronger than titanium. Their teeth are the strongest biological material on the earth.
      2. GIRAFFE

  • Like humans, GIRAFFES have 32 teeth.
  • They have no upper front teeth .Most of the teeth are positioned in the back of their mouth.

      3. DOLPHIN
  • DOLPHINS have rings  that tell how old they are.
  • Though they have permanent teeth, they don't use it for chewing.
  • They swallow their food as a whole as they have no muscle in their jaw.
      4. ELEPHANT
  • An ELEPHANT'S tusks are actually teeth.
      5. HIPPOPOTAMUS
  • HIPPOPOTAMUS have the largest canine teeth of any animal.
     6. BLUE WHALE
  • BLUE WHALES are the largest mammals on earth but they have no teeth.
      7.NARWHALE
  • NARRWHALE horns are actually teeth.
      8. HORSES
  • HORSES have receding gums just like humans and receding gums expose their teeth and shows that they are ageing.
       9. SHARK
  • SHARKS usually lose at least one tooth per week that's why we find so many shark teeth on the beach.
      10. ZEBRA
  • ZEBRAS,RABBITS,SQUIRRELS,RODENTS have teeth that never stop growing.
      11. MOSQUITOE
  • They have teeth that help them saw into your skin.
      12. RATTLESNAKE
  • Their teeth fold up like a pocketknife and the front teeth inject deadly venom into it's prey.
      13. CAMEL 
  • They have 34 permanent teeth and their "milk cheek teeth" turn black as they grow more.
      14. LOIN
  • They have four long , sharp canines which help them to get hold their prey.
                                Have Fun!
                           Dr. Nividha Chhabra

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