Do sharks eat their teeth?

Like all sharks, cookiecutter sharks
cookiecutter sharks
The name "cookiecutter shark" refers to its feeding habit of gouging round plugs, as if cut out with a cookie cutter, out of larger animals. Marks made by cookiecutter sharks have been found on a wide variety of marine mammals and fishes, as well as on submarines, undersea cables, and even human bodies.
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Cookiecutter shark - Wikipedia
lose several sets of teeth throughout their lifetimes. This process ensures that they always have sharp, healthy teeth capable of feeding by their preferred strategy. Unlike other species, though, cookiecutter sharks apparently purposely swallow the teeth that they lose.

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2023-02-12 03:12:22

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Kong
Kong
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Kong: Skull Island - Wikipedia
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