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All mammals have canines, and many of them are herbivores. For example, hippos have positively gigantic canines, but do not eat meat.

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Why do carnivorous animals have well developed canine teeth?

Carnivorous animals have canines so they can eat meat that needs to be ripped up before eating.


Do cheetahs eat with their canine teeth?

The same thing all canine teeth do for all species, including people, canine teeth make it easier for animals to tear into their food, particularly meat, makes it easier for them to break the skin.


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.


Why are the canine teeth in wolves sharper than the canine of deer?

Wolves use their sharp canine teeth for hunting and tearing meat, while deer primarily use their teeth for browsing on vegetation. The difference in tooth sharpness reflects their diet and hunting behaviors.


What types of animal food groups are there?

Herbivores-Eat only plants. Herbivores have molers. Carnivores-Eat only meat. Carnivores have canine teeth. Omnivores-Eat both meat and plants. Omnivores have both molers and canine teeth.


Why the teeth of animals do not decay?

Most animals eat raw meat where as we eat cooked meat the raw meat is tougher. And some animals chew on bones.


Why do carnivore usually have sharp canines and carnassials?

Carnivores hunt other animals and eat meat, and canine teeth are good weapons. They also help tearing off bite-sized chunks of meat to swallow.


Do animals that eat meat have sharper teeth?

yes


How do canine teeth help the cow to eat grass?

Cows do not have canine teeth.


What is your canine tooth called?

Canine teeth are pointed teeth that are used for cutting thing like meat. Most particularly in a human are the two on either side of your top front four teeth. The teeth at the back are broad and are used for crushing rather than cutting. In animals the meat eaters have a lot of sharp teeth, where as animals that eat plants don't have them.


What is a meat eating mammal in the canine family?

A meat-eating mammal in the canine family is a carnivore. Examples of carnivores in the canine family include wolves, foxes, and domestic dogs. These animals primarily eat meat as a main part of their diet.


What do canine teeth help us to do?

tear and ripe things like meat and such just like your molars help grind your food....