• Question: how many teeth does a shark have

    Asked by anon-230135 to Isaac, Elena, Alex on 15 Nov 2019. This question was also asked by anon-230134.
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      Elena Maters answered on 15 Nov 2019:

      Interesting question. I didn’t know the answer to this – so I just ‘Googled’ it! It seems that sharks typically have about 50 teeth, but they have multiple rows of teeth so that if one tooth falls out another developing tooth can shift to take its place. Apparently, some sharks can have over 50 000 teeth over their entire lifetime!

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