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What has

the biggest elephant’s molar, ideal for
Up to 10 deep ridges line
the top of the African
grinding tree branches.
teeth?

African elephants have the

biggest teeth of all animals.
They have enormous
chewing teeth, which crush

vegetation, and two huge
front teeth called tusks.

VIPERFISH TEETH
The roots sit below
the surface of the
gum. When the
molar first forms,
the roots point
down, but as the Around 65
tooth moves
forward in the human molars
jaw, the roots can fit on top of
slant backward. one elephant
molar.

A viperfish’s teeth are so long they curve
around the outside of its head when it Human molars are on
average ¾ in (2 cm)
closes its mouth. The glassy daggers are from the crown to the root.
perfectly suited for catching fish that live Humans grow only two sets
in the darkest depths of the ocean. of teeth in their lifetime.

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