AFRICAN ELEPHANT SKULL AND TEETH
African eliphant skull and teeth
the bones of the skull are honeycombed with air spaces reduce weight.But together with the teeth and tusks is still makes up almost a quarter of the elephant total weight huge ridge cheek theeth one or two on each side of each jaws grind the elephats fibrous food to pulb. Over time they move forward like a conveyor belt so old worn theeth fall out,and are replaced by new teeth sliding up from behind.
African eliphant skull and teeth the bones of the skull are honeycombed with air spaces reduce weight.But together with the teeth and tusks is still makes up almost a quarter of the elephant total weight huge ridge cheek theeth one or two on each side of each jaws grind the elephats fibrous food to pulb. Over time they move forward like a conveyor belt so old worn theeth fall out,and are replaced by new teeth sliding up from behind.
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