To help them to pick at dry and thorny desert plants.
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Asian elephants have molars which glue together to form one large tooth. They produce six sets of molar teeth throughout their lifetime. These teeth grow in from the back of the jaw - why?
Elephants are vegetarian and their teeth wear out with grinding grass and teeth.
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Mosquitos have long, hollow needle-like mouth parts. Why?
To pierce the skin of their victims and suck the blood.
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The teeth of a beaver never stop growing. Why?
They wear them down by chewing through wood.
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Cheetahs have long sharp incisors at the front of their mouths - why?
To grab and tear at the meat they hunt.
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The mouth of the komodo dragon is full of poisonous bacteria. Why?
To kill prey.
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This grass-eating baboon can curl back it's gums to show it's terrifying fangs. Why?
To scare off other creatures when they feel threatened.
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Echidna's have long sticky tongues. Why?
They feed on ants, termites, worms, and insect larvae which they scoop up with their tongue..
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Pelicans have large pouch-like beaks. Why?
To scoop up fish.
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A cat's tongue is covered in rough spikes. Why?
For grooming.
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Giraffe's have blue tongues. Why?
To stop them getting burnt by the sun.
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The leatherback turtle's mouth is full of papillae. Why?
They mainly feed on stinging jellyfish and the papillae protect them from the stings.