Dolphins are a common aquatic animal, which is relatively common in the ocean, and we can also see dolphins in aquariums. If we observe dolphins eating, we will find that they actually swallow their food directly, and the food they eat is mainly fish, shrimp, crab and so on. Therefore, many people think that dolphins are toothless because they do not use their teeth when they eat.
In fact, dolphins also have teeth. In terms of category, dolphins refer to the creatures in the dolphin family, which belongs to Cetacea and Odontoceti. Whales in the suborder Odontoceti generally use teeth, and dolphins also have teeth. In fact, dolphins also use their teeth when they hunt for prey, they use their teeth to bite the prey after they lock it, and then swallow the prey directly. If you look at dolphins hunting in the ocean, you can see that they use their teeth, but they don't use their teeth when they eat.
As mentioned above, as a whale in the suborder of toothed whales, dolphins have teeth. Dolphins have teeth in both upper and lower jaws, and the number of teeth on both sides is basically the same. Generally speaking, dolphins have nearly 100 teeth in the upper jaw and nearly 200 teeth in the lower jaw. The function of these teeth is very important. With the help of teeth, dolphins can catch many prey and use many prey as their food. Whales in the suborder of baleen whales have no teeth, they mainly eat plankton and microorganisms, as well as some mollusks, but dolphins have teeth, they can prey on fish, shrimp, crabs and other animals.
