[ad_1] Glycera dibranchiata is exactly the kind of creature you wouldn’t want to find at the bottom of your beach bucket. They are called bloodworms for their translucent skin. TheRead More
Tag: Teeth
Pacific Thorn Lumpsucker Armed to His Teeth
[ad_1] The Pacific prickly lump-sucker’s nightmare begins with teeth: needle-sharp, covering the edge of swollen lips. A single fin crowns the fish’s head like a mohawk, and spikes covering nearlyRead More
Trap and Shotgun Injuries to Lion and Leopard Teeth and Bones
[ad_1] Wildlife biologist Paula White noticed something odd about her teeth while examining lion skulls to estimate the animals’ ages. Rather than simply showing the normal, gradual wear that occursRead More
This Fish Loses 20 Teeth Every Day, Then Grows It All Back
[ad_1] If there’s one place you don’t want to stick your finger in, it’s the mouth of the Pacific lingcod. These fearsome fish, which can grow up to one meterRead More
How Did Elephants and Walruses Get Their Teeth? Long story.
[ad_1] Elephants have them. Pigs have it. Narwhals and water deer have them. Teeth are among the most dramatic examples of mammalian teeth: protruding teeth that are constantly growing, usedRead More
The Complex Life of the Mammoth, Extracted from Examination of its Teeth
[ad_1] More than 17,000 years ago, a woolly mammoth known today as Kik traveled far and wide in Alaska during its 28-year life. When Kik was young, he spent mostRead More