Some friends and I are having a debate about animals without teeth, does elephants have teeth?
Yes, elephants most definitely have teeth. Their tusks are two massive incisor teeth. Aside from these they have large molars for grinding their food. These are constantly lost and replaced throughout the elephant’s life, new teeth erupting from the back of the jaw as the old ones move forward, become worn and drop out. The supply of new teeth is not limitless, however, and by the time the elephant reaches about 60 years of age, it has no new teeth left to replace those that fall out. It can therefore no longer feed, and will starve to death. Here is an image of an elephant skull – the teeth are clearly visible: http://www.dkimages.
