>far be it from to say we're only to eat meat and fat but the teeth you
>mention that are designed to crush grains, vegies, and fruit are also used
>by humans to further chew up the meat that we use our incisors and canines
>to rip the flesh from the animal.  don't dogs and wolves have molars too?

my understanding is that because humans start the digestive process
with enzymes in saliva, the food needs to remain in the mouth for
longer times - hence the need for grinding type teeth vs ripping ones.

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