Shark teeth: The sharp bits of a squishy animal
Brains On! Science podcast for kids
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Shark Teeth - What Are They?
Great whites can go through about 20 thousand teeth in our lifetime. Different sharks have different shaped teeth depending on how they hunt and what they like to eat. Sharks are constantly regenerating their teeth, meaning just as quick as they fall out, they're replaced by new ones. So when gregg loses a tooth, one of the others from the back row moves forward, kind of like a conveyor belt of teeth.
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