> edges of the last upper premolar and the first lower molar fit
> together to provide an excellent mechanism for shearing meat.  Check
> them out on your fuzzy -- the big triangular fourth upper premolar and
> the first lower molar.  Other features that characterize carnivores
 
About the carnassials, what I said at the beginning is right -- the
_last_ upper premolar, not what I said later about the _fourth_ upper
premolar.  The last premolar on a ferret appears to be about the 2nd
or 3rd, not the 4th.
 
Todd Cromwell
Dors (sleeps inside boxes) and Seldon (sleeps anywhere)
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[Posted in FML issue 0967]