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Carnivorous animals have canines so they can eat meat that needs to be ripped up before eating.
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What are two adaptations of canine teeth in carnivorous animals?
to hold,to kill,to tear the prey
What do you call the teeth of a carnivorous?
canine
Which animal have canine teeth?
All animals' teeth depend on what they eat, because different teeth have different functions. I speak for mammals here.All mammals have canine teeth. 'Canine' means dog, so these are essentially dog teeth. They are so named because dogs are members of the family Canidae, one of the dominant carnivorous families. All carnivores (meat eaters) and most omnivores (eat meat and plants) have large, prominent, well-developed canine teeth, to rip, tear and cut meat. Big cats, bears, and stoats/weasels etc. also have large canine teeth.All mammals have canines, but in herbivores, they are small and often flattened. Humans have canine teeth. Even horses have canine teeth - the small bony projection in the middle of the diastema is called a wolf tooth, and it was often believed that knocking out the wolf tooth improved a 'bad doer' or young horse that did not gain weight, was weak or scraggly.
What is the another name for your canine teeth?
It is called teeth but the front sharp teeth are called canine teeth and other animals have canine teeth too.
Animals with canine teeth?
hitler with sheep
Do carnivores have rounded teeth?
Most herbivores don't have canine teeth. Horses do.
Name of animals which have canine teeth?
If you mean canine as in dog teeth, then it would be cat,dog,turtle sorry if this answer is not the best
Which animals have canine teeth but are vegetarian?
A number of vegetation-eating animals, or herbivores, have canine teeth, despite their diet. Some of these ae:PandaHorseDeerLlamaAlpacaCamelZebra (male only)
Are canine teeth transitional teeth?
You can call canine teeth transitional teeth. They are what you consider to be baby teeth, a child will pull their canine teeth between the ages of 6 and 11, and permanent canine teeth will grow.
What is the dentition for animals with canine teeth?
Carnivores, the meat eaters of the animal world, have very defined canine teeth for tearing meat also combined with a sometimes limited number of molars
What is the sharp pointed tooth?
A shark tooth is a tooth that is found in sharks.
What kind of teeth do carnivores have?
Carnivores have canine teeth
