Hawks have hook-like beaks. Why?
To rip apart their prey.
Camels have tough, hairy, rubbery lips. Why?
To help them to pick at dry and thorny desert plants.
The mouth of the komodo dragon is full of poisonous bacteria. Why?
To kill prey.
Whales have hair-like plates of baleen in their upper jaws. Why?
They strain seawater through the baleen, and hairs on the baleen capture fish, shrimp, and plankton.
Echidna's have long sticky tongues. Why?
They feed on ants, termites, worms, and insect larvae which they scoop up with their tongue..
