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16654, RE: Oversights
Posted by Sudani, Sat Mar-24-01 04:38 PM
Herbivorous (plant-eating) animals like cows, sheep, and horses, usually have teeth (molars) with broad rigid surfaces that work like millstones for grinding their food.

Carnivores (meat-eating) animals like cats and dogs, generally have sharper, pointed incisors and canine teeth used to kill their prey and tear flesh.

Humans and other mammals, including chimpanzees and bears, are omnivores. Omnivores eat both meat and vegetable matter. Human adults have 32 teeth total. The front teeth are called incisors and are blade-like for cutting. We have canines for tearing. We also have two premolars for grinding and three molars in the back of the mouth for crushing.

naturally.