To obtain food and building materials, beavers are well known for their ability to topple large trees using nothing but their specially adapted incisor teeth and powerful lower jaw muscles. Beaver teeth never stop growing, so they do not become too worn despite years of chewing hardwoods. Their four front teeth (incisors) are self-sharpening due to hard orange enamel on the front of the tooth and a softer dentin on the back. Therefore as beavers chew wood the softer backside of the tooth wears faster, creating a chisel-like cutting surface.
Specifications:
- Single can be either an upper or a lower incisor
- The set includes one large and one small incisor
- The photos shown are examples of what your specimen will approximately look like. Each tooth is unique and will vary slightly in size, shape, color, etc.
- Many of these teeth have natural cracks running down them