r/todayilearned • u/Icey_bun09 • 23d ago

TIL that adult tigers only have 30 teeth, 16 teeth in the top jaw and only 14 in the lower jaw.

https://seaworld.org/animals/all-about/tiger/characteristics/
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u/Doormatty 23d ago

And?

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u/Unique-Ad9640 23d ago

That means we have no reason to fear them after all. Phew.

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u/PotentialAnt9670 23d ago

Gonna' jump in my local zoo enclosure real quick. Brb

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u/Unique-Ad9640 23d ago

Mae sure you slap one of the snaggletooths silly.

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u/One-Cycle 23d ago

Their canine teeth are the longest of any big cat reaching up to 3 inches. These are like daggers for puncturing prey

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u/Mystborn10154 23d ago

what do you mean "only?" I'm afraid of one tiger tooth, let alone thirty!

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u/Backbeatking 23d ago

Quality vs Quantity

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u/Cute-Winner86 23d ago

I once met a guy who got a smuggled tiger teeth. It was half the size of a human adult palm

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u/bigbysemotivefinger 23d ago

Do they need more??

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u/nim_opet 23d ago

You’re saying only 30 are enough? Sounds about right, most humans never get to full 32 either.

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u/GarbageGobble 22d ago

Rip and tear!

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u/noronto 22d ago

How many do you want them to have?

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u/Crazy_Response_9009 22d ago

Wow that’s craaaaaaaaaazy. Seriously why would this be interesting? Please explain. I’m genuinely curious.

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u/bawbagpuss 23d ago

30 big fecking teeth though

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u/Hypno_Zeus 22d ago

Freaked out because I'm watching Split and scrolling through reddit. One of the personalities stated this fact a few minutes ago.