DAILYQUIZZ

A cow’s teeth are distributed much differently than a humans’ teeth are. Unlike humans, cattle can be born with or without teeth. When they obtain their permanent teeth, after 30 months, they have 12 premolars top and bottom, 12 molars on top and bottom, and only 8 incisors which are all found on the bottom of their mouths. Instead of upper incisors, a cow has what is called a dental pad, a patch of tough skin covering their gums. Not just cows, sheep and goats, but all species of ruminants lack top incisors. All these animals have a tough wad of gum on their top lip instead of front teeth, and a huge gap between the dental pad and the back teeth.