#Elephant dentition is unique and fascinating! #DidYouKnow that most tusked animals grow their tusks from a modified canine tooth (i.e. warthogs, walruses, etc) but the tusks of an elephant are actually a modified incisor!? Tusks are hypsodont teeth meaning they continue to grow through the majority of the animal's life. And ele's have six sets of cheek teeth (aka grinding molars/premolars) that push forward and progressively replace each other as older teeth get worn down. As for many herbivore

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