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Not just for eating: How these 5 animals use their teeth to rule the wild

In the wild, teeth do much more than just help animals eat. Over time, they have turned into tools for survival– used as weapons, ornaments, and even signs of strength. Some teeth can dig through ...
Yahoo

Bumps on ancient, armored fish may have given rise to teeth in animals, study finds

The sensitive interior of human teeth might have originated from a seemingly unlikely place: sensory tissue in fish that were swimming in Earth’s oceans 465 million years ago. While our teeth are ...
The Conversation

Many animals can reshape and shed their teeth – and now scientists have traced this ability back 380 million years

Kate Trinajstic receives funding from Australian Research Council, ANSTO synchrotron merit funding John Long receives funding from The Australian Research Council. Vincent Dupret received funding from ...
The Conversation

Yes, it’s a terrible idea to pick up or interfere with wild animals – especially baby wombats. Here’s why

Julie Old is a Director on the Board of The Wombat Foundation, and a member of the Australian Mammal Society. Dale Nimmo is a member of the Ecological Society of Australia, and receives funding from ...
CNN

Bumps on ancient, armored fish may have given rise to teeth in animals, study finds

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. The sensitive ...