i was bitten by my mates chicken and needed stitches ,i did not think chickens had teeth unless my mate glued some in for a laugh
2006-12-03 03:53:19 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
In the case of certain chickens, the answer is 1.
If you're in the Holborn area of London, check out the Royal College of Surgeons' Hunterian Museum at Lincoln's Inn Fields.
One of the earliest successful transplants made was a human tooth grafted on to the comb on the head of a cockerel. The heads of a couple of these birds are preserved in the museum.
2006-12-04 23:22:22 · answer #1 · answered by Jobbo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-12-03 07:44:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
As has already been pointed out - NO categorically no bird has teeth. They all descended from an ancestor which had lost its teeth under evolutionary pressure to be light, and beaks are lighter than a bony jaw full of teeth.
If you go back far enough in time there are 'birds' that have teeth. Archaeopteryx which people often call the first bird it had teeth and no beak at all. The problem is there is no line clearly dividing where that branch of dinosaurs became birds.
I think your friend was just playing a joke on you. Feel free to tell him that many birds had teeth. Just none of those species survived to this day.
2006-12-05 03:31:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your mate must of stuck a set in its beak. Looks like the yolk was on you.
No seriously, have you ever asked for a bag of chicken lips in the Kentucky Fried Chicken shop ????
Do chickens have lips.???
Why dont KFC sell chicken head...????
Or the parsons nose ???
2006-12-03 09:02:57 · answer #4 · answered by pop c 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chickens don't have teeth instead they have a hard incisive beak which breaks down food before enzymes aid it in its digestion. Although the beak is tough and hard, I don't think it is capable of inflicting such damage.
2006-12-03 06:20:55 · answer #5 · answered by marizani 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know but your question is as rare as hens teeth. Tell your mate to leave the practical jokes until April 1st..or he might just think that you are thick!
2006-12-03 03:59:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chickens dont have teeth
2006-12-03 04:41:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They don't have teeth, except for the egg tooth, but their beaks are sharp and can break the skin.
2006-12-03 06:46:13 · answer #8 · answered by Isis-sama 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chickens dont have teeth, they have beaks and yes, they are sharp.
2006-12-03 03:55:50 · answer #9 · answered by Danelle 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They have a sharp beak but no teeth.
2006-12-03 03:55:02 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋