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Those canines are “primarily used to chew up wood and other tough foods” as per one of the articles, but male adult camels may also use those to bite opponents when fighting with each other for territory / mates.

“Someone once described them as a Sarlacc pit from Star Wars” … definitely a fitting description.

Here is a video of an angry camels open mounth and unclipped teeth; https://www.youtube.com/shorts/whsdxuAy37Y … it is VERY ugly tho, view at your own discretion.

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    11 months ago

    its tongue, roof of mouth and back of throat all look uniquely tough. There is a lot of evolution going on here