KidZone Animals
Cats: Teeth
"Cat teeth" by Gabriel González; used with
permission under C.C. BY 2.0
Beware, cats have very sharp teeth! Even the common domestic cat has sharp enough teeth to pierce through skin. Most cats have 30 teeth in total: 14 in the lower jaw and 16 in the upper.
The most important teeth for a cat are its 4 canines (the very long, sharp teeth) and its 4 molars in the back of the mouth.
"Tiger teeth"; used with permission
under C.C. 3.0
Unlike humans, cats cannot chew their food!
This is because their molars are not flat – instead of crushing their food (like humans and other mammals), they basically cut it up.