Herbivores Animals Types Of Teeth
Types of teeth Toggle text The shape of an animals teeth tells us what kind of food it eats.
Herbivores animals types of teeth. Animals have different types of teeth to suit the type of food they eat. They need to chew a lot in order to break down plant materials into very small pieces. Incisors are more like herbivores though no where near as big.
What type of teeth do herbivores have. Watch this animation to learn more about it. As I mentioned earlier that some animals eat fruits and leaves they are often called frugivores and folivores respectively.
See the differences between herbivore carnivore and omnivore. Teeth a and b on the diagram show the herbivores teeth. Herbivores have teeth that are highly specialized for eating plants.
Herbivores Animals Types Of Teeth. But mammals mouths have four main types of teeth. Incisors canines premolars and molars.
Carnivores and herbivores have different types of teeth to suit the type of food they eat. Know more about it here. Herbivores typically have chisel-like incisors and large flat premolars and molars for chewing plants while their canines are small if they have them at all.
Holding and tearing food. They have rows of wide flat teeth for chewing grass leaves and other tough plant matter. The shape of the animals teeth are related to its diet.