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.
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Pelicans have large pouch-like beaks. Why?
To scoop up fish.
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Giraffe's have blue tongues. Why?
To stop them getting burnt by the sun.
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Mosquitos have long, hollow needle-like mouth parts. Why?
To pierce the skin of their victims and suck the blood.
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Some snakes can unhinge their jaws. Why?
To swallow large prey whole.
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The mouth of the komodo dragon is full of poisonous bacteria. Why?
To kill prey.
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Cheetahs have long sharp incisors at the front of their mouths - why?
To grab and tear at the meat they hunt.
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A shark's teeth point backwards into the back of it's mouth. Why?
To prevent their prey from escaping.
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A cat's tongue is covered in rough spikes. Why?
For grooming.
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Go to last place!
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On average, sharks have 15 rows of teeth in each jaw. Why?
Shark teeth are not very strong, have no roots and tend to fall out easily.
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Asian elephants have molars which glue together to form one large tooth. They produce six sets of molar teeth throughout their lifetime. These teeth grow in from the back of the jaw - why?
Elephants are vegetarian and their teeth wear out with grinding grass and teeth.
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Hummingbirds can have very long, thin beaks. Why?
To get to the nectar inside flowers
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Humans have both molar teeth (for chewing) and incisors (for biting) - why?
Humans eat meat and vegetables. We are omnivores so we have grabbing teeth and chewing teeth.