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  1. Why do rodents' teeth continue to grow? - Biology Stack Exchange

    Aug 29, 2013 · Why do rodents' teeth continue to grow? Enamel formation and/or root formation continue throughout rodents' lives. What's the mechanism that causes this?

  2. What happens to snakes that swallow rodents as a whole?

    As we all know, a few species of snakes swallow rodents as a whole. My question is what happens to the teeth and bones of these animals? Won't they cut into the flesh of the snake …

  3. Why are beavers not considered marine mammals?

    Oct 5, 2023 · The thing I'm confused about is that we also learned later that manatees & walruses (which are both considered marine mammals DO have continually growing teeth.

  4. Why doesn't life produce diamond, graphene, nanotubes, etc?

    Mar 21, 2017 · I think there are plenty of uses for diamonds. Rodent teeth are composed of a hard, brittle face with a softer, tougher backing structure. The hard face could be replaced with …

  5. Why don't mammals have more than 4 limbs? - Biology Stack …

    Sep 30, 2014 · Arthropods have 6 or more limbs and arthropods with 6 limbs appear to move faster than arthropods with 8 limbs so I wonder whether this might have something to do with …

  6. What happens to the holes in the skull where teeth were …

    Depicting a scary skull where the permenent teeth are "hidden" inside the jaws and the milk teeth are in the their place. After all milk teeth fall out, and the permanent teeth "rise", do the holes …

  7. What produces the strong odor of decaying dead animals?

    Apr 9, 2015 · Are there specific chemicals responsible for producing the strong, putrid odor that is present after an animal deceases? Also, how long does this odor last?

  8. What is dental health like in animals? - Biology Stack Exchange

    Jun 27, 2013 · If this is in comparison to humans, the animals are more or less free from the two common dental diseases by which teeth are lost in humans. These are dental caries (dental …

  9. To which ungulate species does this tooth remainder belong?

    May 1, 2021 · You need someone specialized in mammalian teeth to narrow it down to species. if you can add more shots of the tooth crown (the complex ends like those below) that is the part …

  10. What makes humans omnivores, and not herbivores?

    Sep 18, 2016 · Especially the canine teeth cannot be seen as evidence for prehistoric hunting, as in great apes the size of canine teeth is ridiculously well explained not only by defensive but …