# All About Teeth

- Source: StoryWeaver (storyweaver.org.in), CC BY, Pratham Books, StoryWeaver, CC BY 4.0
- Reading level: Grades 1 and 2
- Subjects: Animals, Ocean
- Topics: teeth, fangs, prey, constantly, coral, deer
- Length: 252 words, about 2 min
- By: Rohan Dahotre
- Original: <https://storyweaver.org.in/en/stories/366147-all-about-teeth>
- Page: <https://sprout.rootsofreason.org/r/storyweaver/all-about-teeth>
- Open in Sprouts: <https://sprout.rootsofreason.org/?read=storyweaver/all-about-teeth>

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Teeth that keep getting replaced

Teeth that sharpen themselves

Teeth that are stout

Teeth that are fangs

Tooth that looks like a horn

Teeth that are jagged

Teeth that are orange

Teeth that don’t stop growing

Teeth that filter

Teeth that gnaw on coral

Teeth like those of a vampire

Teeth that are tusks

**More About Teeth**

**Crocodiles** can replace all of their teeth by regrowing them.

**Hippos** sharpen their teeth by constantly grinding them together.

**Tigers** have stout teeth so that they can hold their prey in place.

**Cobras** have modified teeth called fangs. They use their sharp, hollow fangs to inject venom into their prey.

A **Narwhal’s** tooth looks like a long horn.

It is believed to be used for exchanging information about the conditions of the water they are in.

**Sharks’** jagged teeth are a combination of pointed lower teeth and triangular upper teeth, useful for cutting into prey.

**Beaver** teeth have a coating of iron, which makes them orange and also very strong.

**Squirrels** have teeth that never stop growing. This helps them because they gnaw constantly.

The **Crab-eater Seal** has specially modified teeth to strain the small krill, which are its food.

**Parrotfish** have about a thousand teeth, cemented together in rows, to form a beak with which they bite into coral.

Male **Musk Deer** with long and strong fangs are considered healthy and beautiful by other deer.

**Elephants** use their tusks for digging, lifting, gathering food, stripping bark from trees, and as protection for their trunks.

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## Picture credits

- Rohan Dahotre, CC BY 4.0 (<https://storyweaver.org.in/illustrations/73327-crocodile-and-tiger-and-musk-deer-and-elephant-bare-their-teeth>)
- Rohan Dahotre, CC BY 4.0 (<https://storyweaver.org.in/illustrations/73328-crocodile-emerges-out-of-water>)
- Rohan Dahotre, CC BY 4.0 (<https://storyweaver.org.in/illustrations/73329-hippo-bares-her-teeth>)
- Rohan Dahotre, CC BY 4.0 (<https://storyweaver.org.in/illustrations/73642-a-tiger-growling>)
- Rohan Dahotre, CC BY 4.0 (<https://storyweaver.org.in/illustrations/73643-a-snake-showing-its-fangs>)
- Rohan Dahotre, CC BY 4.0 (<https://storyweaver.org.in/illustrations/73332-narwhal-with-a-tooth-that-looks-like-a-long-horn>)
- Rohan Dahotre, CC BY 4.0 (<https://storyweaver.org.in/illustrations/73333-shark-makes-its-way-across-the-ocean>)
- Rohan Dahotre, CC BY 4.0 (<https://storyweaver.org.in/illustrations/73334-beaver-with-orange-teeth>)
- Rohan Dahotre, CC BY 4.0 (<https://storyweaver.org.in/illustrations/73335-squirrel-with-teeth-that-won-t-stop-growing>)
- Rohan Dahotre, CC BY 4.0 (<https://storyweaver.org.in/illustrations/73336-crab-eater-seal-with-teeth-that-filter-small-fish>)
- Rohan Dahotre, CC BY 4.0 (<https://storyweaver.org.in/illustrations/73337-colourful-parrotfish>)
- Rohan Dahotre, CC BY 4.0 (<https://storyweaver.org.in/illustrations/73339-musk-deer-with-vampire-like-teeth>)
- Rohan Dahotre, CC BY 4.0 (<https://storyweaver.org.in/illustrations/73340-elephant-shows-off-its-tusks>)
- Rohan Dahotre, CC BY 4.0 (<https://storyweaver.org.in/illustrations/73341-a-crocodile-and-a-hippo-and-a-tiger-and-a-snake>)
- Rohan Dahotre, CC BY 4.0 (<https://storyweaver.org.in/illustrations/73342-a-narwhal-and-a-shark-and-a-beaver-and-a-squirrel>)
- Rohan Dahotre, CC BY 4.0 (<https://storyweaver.org.in/illustrations/73343-a-crab-eater-a-seal-and-a-parrotfish-and-a-musk-deer-and-a-elephant>)