chewing

Question 1

why do herbivores have more muscular faces than carnivores?

Answer 1

fleshy tongues and lips aid careful picking of plants and chewing

Question 2

what is a mandible

Answer 2

lower jaw

Question 3

what is the function of the pterygoid muscle and what kind of animals is it found in?

Answer 3

control fine movements of chewing- found in herbivores which must be more careful and delicate when chewing.

Question 4

why do some herbivores have pronounced canines?

Answer 4

for defence