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Moray eels have two sets of jaws--the oral jaws and the pharyngeal jaws.
- What animals can move both jaws?
- What animal has two sets of teeth and jaws?
- Which animal moves its upper jaw?
- Can alligators move both jaws?
What animals can move both jaws?
The shark is the only animal that can move upper jaw or shark has the movable upper jaw.
What animal has two sets of teeth and jaws?
Which animal has two sets of jaws? And the answer: moray eel. Living mostly in warm saltwater environments, the moray eel is an apex predator, best known for its two sets of jaws. The pharyngeal jaws are located in the eel's throat.
Which animal moves its upper jaw?
But I believe it has not been hitherto actually observed that such movable articulations possess a functional value in the living animal, and that the geckos must be added to the well-known instance of the parrots as Vertebrata which move the upper jaw in biting.
Can alligators move both jaws?
Researchers believe the jaws of crocodiles and alligators have a second jaw joint which enables the reptiles to clamp down on their prey, spreading the force so their jaws don't twist or lose grip during their powerful bite.
