Mechanical Digestion Teeth

Tiger

The small incisors are not used for cutting grass. The large canine teeth are used to kill large prey. This animal is a meat eater. The molars and premolars are used for cutting meat and not grinding grass.

Deer

There are no molars or premolars in a deer. Deer The large incisors are used for cutting grass and mosses and lichen. The canine teeth are similar to the incisors and are used to cut grass and plant matter. This animal is a plant eater.

Dingo

The large canine teeth are used to kill large prey. Dingo This animal is a meat eater. The molars and premolars are used for cutting meat and not grinding grass. The small incisors are not used for cutting grass.

Antelope

There are no molars or premolars just like a deer. Antelope This animal is a plant eater. The canine teeth are similar to the incisors and are used to cut grass and plant matter. The large incisors are used for cutting grass and mosses and lichen.

Monkey

This animal is a plant and meat eater. Monkey The molars and premolars are used to grind plant matter. The large incisors are used for cutting fruits and other plant matter. The large canine teeth are used to defend females as well as attack prey.

Warthog

The molars and premolars are used to grind plant matter. Warthog The large incisors are used for cutting fruits and other plant matter. The large canine teeth are used to defend against attack from Lions and Hyenas. This animal is a plant eater.

Rat

The molars and premolars are used to grind plant matter. Rat The large incisors are used for cutting grass and plant matter. The large canine teeth are used to defend against attack. This animal is a plant and insect eater.

Hyena

The molars and premolars are used to cut meat and break bones. The incisors are not used for cutting grass. The large canine teeth are used to attack prey. This animal is a meat eater.

Lemur

The molars and premolars are used to cut plant matter. The large incisors are used for cutting fruits and other plant matter. The small canine teeth are used cut food matter. This animal is a plant eater.

Musk Deer

The molars and premolars are used to grind plant matter. The incisors are used for cutting grasses, mosses, lichen and other plant matter. The large canine teeth are used to guard females, because the deer does not have horns. This animal is a plant eater.

Humans use their teeth for many different things, here are a few.