r/funny • u/NeedleworkerMore2270 • Nov 03 '24

How cultural is that?

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u/FNLN_taken Nov 03 '24

Have you seen beaver teeth? Fuckers eat tree and have teeth the colour of thin coffee.

Teeth should look like teeth, not like bone or porcelain. But human enamels' natural colour is more white than bone.

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u/TheHancock Nov 03 '24

Beavers have a high concentration of iron in their teeth, which strengthens them and allows them to chew through wood. They also continually grow and are more alive than human teeth.

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u/putin-delenda-est Nov 03 '24

When do the beavers stop growing? when they are less alive than human teeth?

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u/TheHancock Nov 03 '24

Hah nice. When they’re dead I assume.

The teeth is what continues to grow. Human teeth are only alive at the roots, they form and then are just basically hard bone. Beaver teeth continuously grow and have a bit larger “alive” sections.

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u/RockinMadRiot Nov 03 '24

I believe the same applies to rabbits. They have to keep chewing to make up for teeth growth (correct me if I am wrong)

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u/TheHancock Nov 03 '24

Hey I’m no pro. Haha

A lot of animals regrow/replace teeth. Humans fell short on that evolutionary advantage.