This Is How They Clean Hippos’ Teeth
Braden Bjella
Published
09/29/2024
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With all this talk about Moo Deng biting people, you might be wondering what really goes on in a hippo’s mouth.
Well, hippos have 36 teeth, among them a few giant ones that are the most pronounced features of their mouths. In the wild, hippos let fish clean their teeth, but at the zoo, they’ve got to let a zookeeper come in with a hose and a brush to scrape the gunk out of every nook and cranny.
Here’s what that process looks like:
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Hippos getting their teeth cleaned pic.twitter.com/dY5mrY669P
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