Don't get bitten by a tuatara

[gentle lemur]

The dentition and chewing mechanism of Chester's tuataras has been studied. They seem to be well equipped to deal with larger prey than beetles and the occasional shearwater chick.

BBC Nature - Tuatara reptile slices food with 'steak-knife teeth'

Alan

 

[Chlidonias]

this was on the tv news here last night, and I have to say I'm not really sure what the "news" is, unless its just because they created a computer model to show how its done. The report I saw, and what this one seems to be saying, was that the way the tuatara eats, by sawing the lower tooth row between the two upper teeth rows, has just been discovered. But that's been known for years. Seems more like a case of science moving in a circle again.