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[–] 19 points 8 months ago (1 child)

My impression is that carnivores need teeth that pierce and rip, so they can't do much ruminating.

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  • [–] 9 points 8 months ago

    Most mammalian carnivores have a sort of mix. They have the piercing canines, then their molars act like scissors to slice off hunks of meat. Herbivore and human molars are more for crushing.

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