They're actually the longest teeth in the human mouth. So what are these long, sharp teeth doing among our short, stubby ones? Well, contrary to popular belief, it's not for tearing and ripping meat.

Canine teeth must be sharp and slender enough to puncture prey but also robust enough to resist breakage. Extreme saber morphologies prioritized puncture performance over breakage resistance ...

B. syrtos, which boasted razor-sharp teeth and a powerful jaw, belonged to an extinct group of meat-eating mammals called Hyaenodonts. After the dinosaurs went extinct, Hyaenodonts became apex ...

They're actually the longest teeth in the human mouth. So what are these long, sharp teeth doing among our short, stubby ones? Well, contrary to popular belief, it's not for tearing and ripping meat.