Hippos are some of the earth’s largest land animals. Their name derives from Greek when they were called “river horses,” although “river cows” might have been a better description. These ferocious ...

Here’s a look at 7 animals known for having the sharpest teeth in the natural world, with fascinating details on what makes ...

Just like human babies, puppies are born without teeth and develop a set of “baby” or deciduous teeth. By the time they are ...

From their forever-growing front teeth to their inflatable cheeks, there are many funny hamster facts that you (or the kids) may not have come across before. But if you’ve got some animal lovers ...

Proteins degrade over time, making their history hard to study. But new research has uncovered ancient proteins in the enamel ...

While most adult humans have 32 permanent teeth, or 28 if your wisdom teeth don’t behave, you might be surprised to learn that the animal world has us well and truly beat when it comes to the ...

While we often imagine large predators or grazing animals when thinking of creatures with many teeth, one tiny, slow-moving being outshines them all. This unheralded creature boasts a staggering ...

Komodo dragons have iron-coated teeth—never before seen in reptiles. Just when the world’s largest reptile couldn’t get any more metal, scientists made a surprising discovery.

The researchers carried out experiments at a cemetery in eastern Latvia, where more than 2,000 animal teeth from 7,500 to 2,500 BC had been excavated. Advertisement. Dr Andrew Needham, ...

Teeth also evolved into tusks and fangs that expanded the animal behavioral repertoire to include digging, scraping, fighting, building dams and more. Narwhal teeth-tusks double as sensory organs ...