Tigers need long teeth so they can bite and kill their meals. Their favorite selections include buffalo, boars, fish and wild pigs. Tigers have large gaps in their teeth. Next time you see a tiger yawn at the zoo, notice the big space between the molars and canines. This makes it easy for them to grasp their prey tightly. Humans have to work a little harder to keep their smiles healthy, but Delta Dental of Iowa makes it easy.
Their skulls are large and thick to support strong jaw muscles and large canine teeth, up to ten centimeters in length. Unlike humans omnivores and herbivores, lions cannot move their jaws from side to side and they lack molars that are suitable for grinding and digesting plant material. National Geographic Society program that supports on-the-ground conservation projects, education, economic incentive efforts, and a global public-awareness campaign to protect big cats and their habitats.
For Step 3, the data collection portion of the activity, try to group students so that each group contains a student that has canine teeth they can measure. The audio, illustrations, photos, and videos are credited beneath the media asset, except for promotional images, which generally link to another page that contains the media credit. The Rights Holder for media is the person or group credited. Angela M. Cowan, Education Specialist and Curriculum Designer.
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Informal Assessment Review students' completed worksheets and responses to discussion questions to assess their comprehension.
Extending the Learning Have students do the activity again, using a different big cat predator for comparison. Learning Objectives Students will: compare and contrast the size and shape of human jaws and teeth to those of a lion and gazelle predict what an animal eats based on the size and shape of its teeth and jaws.
Teaching Approach Learning-for-use. Teaching Methods Discussions Hands-on learning Information organization. Resources Provided The resources are also available at the top of the page. Physical Space Classroom Grouping Large-group instruction. A tiger's jaw normally contains 30 teeth and these are primarily designed for slicing flesh. The tiger's upper canines are the largest of all the big cats and at 2. They are able to cut through the tough hide of a buffalo or sambar.
Tearing and chewing teeth. The fourth upper premolar and the first lower molar on each side are called the carnassials. These slice meat exactly like blades on a pair of scissors.
As tigers age their teeth, especially the canines, grow and develop.
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