18 animals that have received unique smiles from nature, the sight of which makes you a little uneasy (18 photos)

Today we will look at photographs of animals that have the most strange, dangerous and shocking teeth.





Which animal do you think has the most unusual teeth? Perhaps many of you will immediately remember the saber-toothed tiger, which, unfortunately, became extinct a long time ago. To some extent, this animal is a record holder even today, because not every modern predator can boast of such long and terrible fangs. However, it is worth understanding that extremely large or strange teeth are not a relic of the past. There are dozens of animals in the world that can impress with their almost Hollywood smile (albeit sometimes a little creepy).

Babirussa have hypertrophied upper and lower canines



Scientists still cannot answer exactly why pigs need such large growths. After all, the animal does not use them either for protection or for obtaining food.

Musk deer - one of the most unusual deer in the northern hemisphere





Only male musk deer have prominent canines. They serve as a kind of decoration to attract females and scare away competitors.

The mackerel-shaped hydrolik or payara has huge fangs that make it easy to capture prey



The great merganser has more than one hundred and fifty sharp teeth



Thin and tenacious teeth help the bird to hold slippery fish, which it gets for food.

The naked mole rat has large protruding teeth



About 25% of the animal’s total muscle mass comes from the muscles of its jaws.

Cape Cod crucian carp has creepy teeth that closely resemble human ones



The fish need such weighty teeth to grind hard crustaceans and mollusks, because these are what the main diet of crucian carp consists of.

Humboldt squid and its beak



The batagur turtle is a real smiler



Promachoteuthis sulcus - a species of promachoteuthis squid



The squid was caught in a single specimen by a German research vessel. It is worth understanding that the teeth it has are peculiar growths covering the usual beak, which all squids have. Scientists have not yet been able to figure out what exactly they are needed for.

Dragon fish can easily act as a monster in a horror film



Penguins also have some pretty interesting and unusual teeth.



The narwhal has a single tooth that can reach 2-3 meters in length



Crabeater seals have unusually shaped teeth that allow them to sift out krill from the water.



This is what a snail's mouth looks like. By the way, her mouth can fit up to twenty thousand teeth



Leatherback turtle teeth



They are somewhat reminiscent of stalactites and cover the turtle’s mouth and esophagus in even rows down to the intestines.

A fang-toothed moray eel shows off its teeth



Bonus: Helicoprion



An extinct species of cartilaginous predatory fish that lived approximately 280 million years ago. Helicoprion had an extremely unusual dental spiral, which helped it hunt soft-bodied prey.