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

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 …

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 …

Jul 26, 2023 · Some animals, e.g. those without teeth, will swallow small bones whole. Carnivores and capable omnivores will crush susceptible bones by chewing on them; herbivores will just …

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.

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 …

Jan 11, 2015 · I had earlier seen some anecdotal evidence on the internet that this would have happened to some people. Anyway, what I wanted to ask is if there is any scientific evidence …

Apr 26, 2015 · Comparing the families Canidae and Felidae, which have the shorter evolutionary distance to the order Rodentia? Less sophisticatedly put, are cats or dogs more related to …

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 …

The rodent stomach, while not as acidic as the human one, is still strongly acidic: The mouse stomach pH was 3.0 (fed) and 4.0 (fasted), and the corresponding values in the rat were 3.2 …