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A shark has literally thousands of teeth at one time. If a tooth falls out or it gets stuck in a bit of food and gets pulled out, then it is replaced by another tooth immediately. A shark has rows of spare teeth ready to move into the position of the one before it. Unlike humans who have only two sets of teeth, Sharks can have as many teeth as they need.
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Many sharks like the great white have small spiked teeth used to grip food. Prey that is small can be caught easily with the equally small teeth.
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Many sharks like the tiger shark have serrated teeth. The teeth are used for cutting and slicing meat and shell. The tiger shark uses its teeth to cut through the shell of great sea turtles. Scientists have found whole sea turtles in the stomachs of some tiger sharks |
Sand-tiger sharks are known as the ragged tooth sharks. Their teeth are long and curved. They are used to hold slippery fish. Sand-tigers eat a variety of boney fish as well as lobsters, small sharks, and rays.
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| The Port Jackson shark is a smaller shark. Only its small front teeth are visible when its mouth is open. In the back of its jaw, it has flat, blunt teeth to crush shelled fish |
Many sharks have large teeth. Some though have small, minuet teeth compared to their massive size.
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It’s possible for some shark species to have over 30,000 teeth in the lifetime. Some like the whale shark have many more. A whale shark normally has 300 rows of teeth.
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