Rodeo Teeth Facts!

The Wildest, Richest Rodeo in the West!

What a better way to prepare for a night at the rodeo than by learning some fun  facts about all of the animals and their teeth!

One of the main attractions of the rodeo is the cattle. Bulls and cows have thirty-two teeth, just like us! However, cattle have no front teeth in the upper jaw. Instead their bottom teeth come into contact with a thick, hard area of gum tissue in the front.  

What rodeo would be complete without horses? Horses, like humans, have a set of baby teeth that are usually lost and are replaced with permanent teeth. Horses have anywhere between 

thirty-six and forty-four teeth depending on their gender. A really interesting thing about horse teeth is they grow continuously at a rate of about a quarter of an inch every year!

Mutton busting is an  attraction that is fun for the whole family! Sheep have twenty baby teeth that are replaced with permanent teeth usually by age four. They have twenty-four molars and eight incisors. Similar to cows, sheep do not have upper front incisors. Instead the bottom teeth come into contact with a hard, toothless pad in the upper jaw. 

Hopefully when you visit the rodeo you can impress your friends and family with all of these fun rodeo teeth facts!

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