> 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) [log in to unmask] [Posted in FML issue 0967]