Dr. Yara Haridi
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Rodent teeth, lag morph teeth.
Why are they yellow?
Iron.
Iron in their enamel.
So much stronger.
I'm so happy they're taking care of their dental hygiene.
But yeah, that's how beavers like get through giant trees without destroying their enamel.
They have it on one side.
And so it's just, it keeps that really sharp edge.
I mean, yeah, pathologies happen.
Usually if something happened
in childhood or depending on how poorly we bred them, see bulldog skull, see chihuahua skull, see a lot of domestic dogs and Persian cats.
They just lose space and the genetics to make the teeth are still there.
And so the teeth keep being made.
What am I supposed to do with these?
But why do we have wonky teeth, right?
One thought, there's a few studies on this because most animals don't have overcrowding.
Most animals...
have enough space for their teeth.
And that's been selected for pretty intensely, right?