7 Animals That Have No Teeth

Zee Media Bureau
Aug 26, 2024

Giant Pangolin

Often known as "the scaly anteater”, Pangolins lack teeth and instead use their powerful, sticky tongues to consume ants and termites.

Echidna

Like the platypus, echidnas have no teeth. They use their long, sticky tongues to capture ants and termites, swallowing their food whole.

Platypus

Platypuses, born with teeth, lose them as they mature and use horny pads in their mouths to grind up prey like insects and crustaceans.

Turtle

Turtles have sharp, strong beaks instead of teeth, enabling them to crush various food sources such as plants, insects, and shellfish.

Baleen Whale

Baleen whales have baleen plates instead of teeth and filter tiny krill and plankton from the water, allowing the whales to feed efficiently.

Sea Horse

Sea horses have no teeth or stomachs, they suck in small prey, such as plankton and tiny crustaceans, through their tube-like snouts.

Anteater

Anteaters have long snouts without teeth. They utilize their lengthy, sticky tongues to grab ants and termites, which they then swallow whole.

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