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Elephant teeth: How they evolved to cope with climate change-driven dietary shifts

Modern elephants’ diets consist of copious amounts of tough, fibrous, often low-quality fodder. They’re able to eat this way because of their teeth: six massive grinding teeth per jaw half that erupt and expend sequentially in a horizontal 'queue' throughout the animal’s life, each successively larger than the previous tooth.
Last Updated : 22 October 2023, 08:18 IST

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Published 22 October 2023, 08:18 IST

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