Teeth, Toes & Tails by Fun For Kidz

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3 Check It Out! 4 Weird and Wacky Teeth 5 On Wearing Braces 6 Are Teeth More Than Chompers? 8 Tooth Fairy, D.D.S. 12 Puzzles 14 Top Ten Tails 18 I’ll Never Laugh Again 19 Cowboy Clark & Larry 20 10 Tremendous Facts 22 Funky and Freaky Feet 25 A Toehold Maze 26 Orange Teeth and Paddle Tails 28 Loose Teeth 29 Kids Corner and Ziggy’s Mail Zone 2

30 Puzzle Solutions

Sam holds a ring-tailed lemur at the local zoo and studies its toes.

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TEETH

TOES

Phoebe and Ivan visit a museum and stand inside the mouth of a megalodon, an extinct shark species. Isabel visits a crocodile farm and checks out the spiky tail of a small croc.

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TAIL

Teeth, toes, and tails. That is what this issue is all about. We all have teeth and toes, but the only tail we might have would be made with our hair: a ponytail or pigtails. Imagine if you had a real tail like a cat or dog! It would make getting dressed very difficult. Get comfortable in your bed or a cozy chair and prepare to be surprised – and maybe amazed – at the different-looking teeth, toes, and tails you see. When you are finished reading this issue, plan a trip to the zoo or a museum to see these different parts of animals’ bodies up close. Send us your pictures, like the ones above, and we will share them with our readers.

Welcome to the weird world of teeth! Sink your choppers into these facts: Elephant molars weigh as much as 10 pounds each. The fangs of poisonous snakes are actually hollow teeth. Ready for more wacky facts?

Crocodile

Let’s start with your own pearly whites. People have 20 “baby” teeth and 32 permanent teeth. Would it surprise you to learn that you will spend about 38-1/2 days brushing these teeth over your lifetime? Some animals, like crocodiles and alligators, never worry about a lost tooth. A new tooth quickly grows in its place. The walrus has the longest canine teeth in the animal kingdom. Wait! Don’t walruses have tusks? Yes, they do. Their tusks are just overgrown canines. But aren’t elephant tusks longer? Good eye! Again, yes, but elephant tusks are enlarged incisor teeth. Fish have some of the oddest teeth. Many have teeth on the roof of their mouths, on their tongues, and even in their throats. Some fish have several rows of short, closely packed teeth or sharp, spiky teeth. There are fish with eerie, human-looking teeth. Then there’s the sea lamprey. This snake-like fish has teeth in full circular rows!

Lamprey

Here’s one last fact to chew on. The largest animal on Earth, the blue whale, eats only tiny shrimp and fish because it has NO teeth!

Washington’s False Teeth

Poor George Washington. He was troubled by toothaches and other painful dental problems all his adult life. One after another, his teeth were lost to tooth decay, until only one tooth was left. Washington wore false teeth, but they were not made of wood. Mount Vernon, Washington’s home, which is now a museum, has the only full set of his dentures in existence. They are made of animal and human teeth, lead, and ivory.

Photo courtesy of George Washington’s Mount Vernon.

Walrus

by Lois G. Grambling • illustrated by Daniel Mather colored by Gaurakisora Tucker

I’m the only kid in room 209 whose smile doesn’t glitter, whose smile doesn’t shine. I feel almost naked. My teeth are so bare, not wearing those wires my classmates’ teeth wear. It’s time for my visit with Dr. McReath. Twice every year she examines my teeth. My checkup is over. Did I hear her right? She said I have quite an overbite. She said my molars have no place to grow. She said I’d be in braces a decade or so! My mother turns pale and clasps her purse. I bolt out the door, almost knock down the nurse. I run all the way back to room 209. I’m feeling elated, feeling just fine, ‘cause now I can tell all my friends and Miss Klem. I’ll soon be wearing braces just like them.

Are Teeth More Than Chompers?

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Animal teeth come in a variety of shapes and sizes. And they are used for more than just eating!

Naked mole rats use their four razor-sharp teeth to dig their tunnel homes. Their lips seal shut behind their teeth, so they don’t worry about dirt getting in their mouths.

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Poisonous snakes push venom through their fangs when they bite to poison prey. Vampire bats’ fangs pierce holes in prey’s fur and skin. The bats then lap up the blood with their tongues.

Hippos give enormous yawns and show giant teeth to threaten anything that might disturb them.

Baboons display a mouth full of huge, pointed teeth to scare away predators. The next time you brush your teeth, take a good look at those pearly whites. Be glad you don’t have to use them for digging dirt or latching onto your wriggling dinner!

by Nancy Osa • illustrated by Donna Catanese colored by Gaurakisora Tucker

“TA-DUN!” sang Susan Hall as she completed a onehanded cartwheel with a flourish. Uh-oh. Had her front tooth wiggled? “That’s it for me,” Susan said. “The promising American gymnast is sidelined by a dental injury.” She helped her friend, Misty Milcrest, roll up the blue mat. “Didn’t you just lose a tooth last week?” Misty grinned, exposing her own lopsided smile. “The tooth fairy is going to go broke!” Susan didn’t smile. “More like the bank will run out of savings bonds,” she grumbled as they headed for the Milcrests’ kitchen. Susan’s mother, Dr. Louise Hall, didn’t believe in tooth fairies. A lost tooth in the Hall household meant a contribution to the college fund, not cash that might be spent on candy. “You won’t be going to college for another eight years!” Misty sympathized. She poured them each a glass of juice. Misty’s mom was the opposite of Dr. Hall. She’d even made Misty a satin tooth pillow in a gorgeous shade of lilac. At dinner that night, Dr. Hall told Susan about a little boy she’d seen in her dental office who needed a cavity filled. “Such carryings-on!” She shook her head. “He kicked the hygienist in the elbow. When I explained how the drill was going to work, Tommy started screaming and wouldn’t stop.” Dr. Hall passed Susan the peas. “We had to reschedule.”

Susan squeezed some lemon on her fish sticks. She knew how scared some kids could be in the dentist’s office. “Maybe you should get one of those covers for the drill in the shape of a giraffe,” she suggested. Her mother frowned in mid-bite. “Susan, you know I believe in educating my patients, not misleading them.” Her frown softened. “Tommy is a special case, though.” That Saturday, Susan went to the office with her mother. “Good morning!” Claire, the hygienist, called as they walked in. Susan picked up a doll from the little kids corner and went into one of the examination rooms. “We must make you comfortable, Penelope.” Susan settled the doll in a patient’s chair that looked like a recliner. She hit the foot pedal that made the chair go up. “I can’t quite see your molars.” She slid her foot onto the other pedal. The chair tilted back and back, until Penelope tumbled to the floor just as Dr. Hall walked in. “Susan! What’s going on?” Dr. Hall pursed her lips. “Stop pretending and come back to the real world. I have to get to work. Now run along and ask Claire for the new magazines.” Just before lunch, Claire whispered to Susan, “Tommy Chang and his mother are here. He’s the little boy who nearly fractured my elbow. They’re back for that filling,” Claire disappeared into room C.

A few minutes later, everyone in the waiting room, including Susan, heard a long, loud scream. “AH! AH! AAAHHH!!!” Susan dropped her magazine and ran toward room C, nearly colliding with her mother. “I don’t understand it,” the dentist said. “I’ve tried every procedure! I don’t know what to do!” Susan’s mother had never said that before. “In health class,” Susan said slowly, “Ms. Parrish said that sometimes, just picturing in your mind being somewhere else can help you be calm.” “It’s worth a try,” Dr. Hall said, almost to herself. She looked at her daughter shyly. “Will you help?” Susan went into the room alone. “Hi, Tommy. I’m Susan. I’ve never had a cavity filled before, just like you. Do you mind if I watch?” Tommy’s screams watered down to sobs. “Maybe I could tell you about my vacation while we wait. Unless you’re not interested in Disneyland.” Tommy hiccupped. “Let’s pretend we’re going to Disneyland together,” Susan cajoled. “First stop, Tomorrowland!” She pointed at the window. “Look, Tommy, there’s the Space Mountain roller coaster! And there’s Mickey at the refreshment stand! What flavor of snow cone do you want?”

“G’ape,” said Tommy as Dr. Hall came into the room. The dentist calmly worked on the filling in Tommy’s mouth, while Susan finished her story with a brilliant description of the fireworks display. “Thanks for keeping me company in Disneyland, Tommy,” Susan said. As if nothing had happened, Tommy chose a toy from the receptionist’s treasure chest on his way out. “Quick thinking, Susan!” her mother said over lunch. “I never would have thought to tell Tommy a story. I was concentrating on tooth decay!” she laughed. “You have such a creative mind. It will come in handy when you go to college.” Susan scowled, remembering the savings bonds. She took a savage bite out of her cheeseburger. Out popped her loose tooth! “Eleven down, nine more to go,” Dr. Hall joked. Susan dutifully handed her the tooth. “For the college fund,” she said. To Susan’s surprise, Dr. Hall shook her head. “I think you’d better put that one under your pillow tonight.” Susan looked at her mother. “You mean it?” “I wouldn’t know for sure,” her mother said innocently, “but I heard the tooth fairy might be in town!”

Lizards Sudoku S DS by Evelyn B. Christensen

Many lizards can lose their tail on purpose if a predator grabs it, giving the lizard a chance to escape. They can grow another tail later.

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I L D L I R S A A L R D Fill in the squares so that each row, column, and 7-square section has the letters L-I-Z-A-R-D-S.

Teeth Riddles by Guy Belleranti

To find the answers, cross out all the words in BOLD. Then write the leftover letters on the blanks. 1. In what city did the Cavity Kid get his teeth fixed? Cross out CAVITIES. C A V I T I E S F I C A V I T I E S L C A V I T I E S L A D E C A V I T I E S L P C A V I T I E S H I C A V I T I E S A

2. How are teeth and trees alike? Cross out TREES. T T R E E S T R E E S H E Y B T R E E S O T H H A T R E E S V E R O T R E E S O T R E E S T S Answer: __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __.

Answer: __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ 3. Why did Silly Sue have sore teeth and gums? Cross out TEETH. A F T E E T H T E R B T E E T H R U T E E T H S H I N G S T E E T H U E C T E E T H O M T E E T H B T E E T H E D I N T E E T H S T T E E T H E A T E E T H D T E E T H T E E T H O F F T E E T H L T E E T H O S T E E T H S E D Answer: __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __, __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __.

Animal Toes Logic

Tell-Tail Riddles

by Evelyn B. Christensen

3. Lee’s animal has more toes on each foot than Dave’s.

Monkey: 5

Owl: 4

2. Dave’s animal has an odd number of toes on each foot.

Rhino: 3

1. Eliza’s animal has more toes on a foot than Lee’s.

Camel: 2

Four students are writing reports about animals that each have a different number of toes on a foot. Monkeys have 5, camels 2, owls 4, and rhinos 3. Use the clues to decide who wrote each report.

by Donna Lugg Pape

Can you guess each animal by what its tail does? 1. My tail is very helpful Upon a summer day. It swishes all around To keep the flies away.

Alexa

Answer: ______________________

Dave

2. My tail goes back and forth When I’m having a good day. It tells you that I’m friendly And want to run and play.

Eliza Lee

Mystery Word by Ella Kennen

Use the clues below to figure out this five-letter word. My last letter is in ROOM, but not in DOME. My third letter is in LATE, but not in TEAM. My first letter is in CRAM, but not RACE. My fourth letter is in ARM, but not in MORE. My second letter is in SNOW, but not in WINS.

Answer: _____________________ 3. My tail’s a pretty handy one, A handy one, indeed. To swing from jungle tree to tree, This kind of tail I need. Answer: ______________________ 4. My tail’s a rather long one, It’s also very plump. It helps me keep my balance When I take a giant jump. Answer: ___________________

I am a __ __ __ __ __.

High-tail it over to page 30 for answers. 13

Top Ten Tails These 10 animals all have very long tails, but which tail is the most unique? It might be its length compared to the size of the body. Or perhaps it’s the tail’s odd features. Continue reading, and you will find out who we think has the top tail.

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Common Thresher Shark The total length of this shark can be up to 20 feet. About half of that is the tail fin, which is used to swat and stun fish before eating them. Threshers are found in waters around the world.

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Long-Eared Jerboa This tiny hopping rodent is found in China and Mongolia. Its body is only about three inches long, but its tail can be twice that length or longer.

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Eastern Glass Lizard This Southeast US creature looks like a snake, but it is not. It is a lizard and has eyelids and ears, which snakes do not have. Its body is about 12 inches long, but the tail can be 30 inches long. It’s hard to tell where the body ends and the tail begins.

7 Ring-Tailed Lemur Found in Madagascar, its body is about 18 inches long. The tail is up to 25 inches long and is used for balance. When traveling through tall treetops, the leader holds its tail straight up high. If a lemur takes a wrong turn, it can look for the tail and get back with the group.

6 Black Spider Monkey The body is up to 24 inches long, and the tail measures up to 32 inches long. This monkey uses its tail like an arm with a hook on the end. They live in eastern South America.

Angola Colobus This monkey lives in Africa’s Congo Basin and has a 27-inch-long black and white body. The tail is 30 inches. The name colobus comes from a word meaning “mutilated.” Unlike other monkeys, colobus monkeys have only nails where thumbs would be.

4 3 Leopard Whipray This water creature’s body is about four-andone-half feet long. Its super-thin tail can be about 13 feet long! The tail is used for steering and has a stinger on the end for defense. These animals live in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Papua New Guinea.

Ribbon-Tailed Astrapia This sleek black bird’s head has iridescent greenblue feathers. Its three-foot-long tail looks like white ribbons. The tail is so long, the bird often has to untangle it from branches before it can fly away. These birds live in the forests of Papua New Guinea.

2 Male Long-Tailed Widowbird While the bodies of these birds are only nine-inch-long bodies, their tails can be longer than 36 inches. Of all the birds in the world, this bird’s tail is the longest. They live in Africa, Botswana, and Namibia.

sian Grass 1 ALizard First place for the most unique tail goes to this Southeast Asia lizard. It has the longest tail of any animal on Earth compared to its body length. When attacked, this lizard can detach its tail to distract the enemy. Then it runs away and soon grows a new tail! Not only is this lizard in first place, it gets extra points for having such odd-looking toes!

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I’ll Never Laugh Again by Karen J. Donnelly • illustrations by Chris Sabatino colored by Gaurakisora Tucker

I’m never going to laugh again. I’ll hold my breath and count to ten. You might try tickling me a while, But it won’t work. I’ll never smile. You’ll never hear me shout with glee. I’ll never “Ha!” or “Tee!” or “Hee!” And if you hear a shriek or roar, It won’t be me. Not anymore. And should you see me jump for joy, I won’t be making any noise. I’ll never giggle, never grin, At least, not till my teeth come in.

Mrs. Whiskers walked into Cowboy Clark’s backyard. “Hello boys. What’s today’s topic? How many treats your two-leggers gave you this morning? Or has the treat count already been discussed?” Larry stood up to greet her. “Look, we’re watching a snail crawl on Cowboy Clark’s leg. It’s fascinating.” “What’s fascinating is that he’s allowing it to travel up his leg.” Cowboy Clark huffed, “It’s just a snail.” Mrs. Whiskers lay down on the grass. “Really? Just a snail? Did you know that a snail has 14,000 teeth?” “Get outta here,” Cowboy Clark snarled. “Fourteen thousand teeth couldn’t fit in this little guy.” “If you’re using your teeth as measurement, you’re right. This garden variety snail has 14,000. Some snail species have more.” Cowboy Clark said to Larry, “Guess she thinks we’ll believe anything.” Larry backed up two steps. “Mrs. Whiskers usually knows stuff.” Mrs. Whiskers purred at Larry, “Did you know his 14,000 teeth sit in rows on his tongue, and his teeth are stronger than titanium?” “Ewww,” Larry howled, backing away farther. “Now I know she’s joking,” Cowboy Clark chuckled. “Imagine, teeth that grow on tongues. That’s absurd!” “It’s true. Their teeth are used for scraping and cutting food. Look it up.” Mrs. Whiskers stretched before walking away. As she slipped through the hole in the fence, she said, “Hopefully that snail isn’t licking your leg thinking it might be food.” Cowboy Clark waited until she was out of sight before furiously shaking his leg so hard the snail fell off. “Don’t go thinking I believe anything she said, Larry. I’m just ready to go to the park.” Larry knew his good buddy was weirded out. “We really should look it up,” he said, “because if it’s true, I’m never going to look at snails the same way ever again!”

Some animals have feet that look downright terrifying. Others are just odd looking and bizarre. All of these weird feet help the animals run, climb, and keep their balance. Gorillas have toes that resemble human hands. Sloths have giant claws that look like hooks they use to hang from trees. The feet of flying lemurs have suction cups that allow them to navigate any surface. The photo with the title is a mountain-climbing alpaca. Its strong toes and furry feet help alpacas climb the high altitudes of the Andes mountains.

Harpy Eagle – This bird of prey is the heaviest and most powerful of these types of birds. Their curved talons can be as long as five inches. That is longer than a grizzly bear’s claws! Their powerful feet can generate hundreds of pounds of force to crush animals as big as monkeys and sloths.

Basilisk – Their unusually shaped feet help them skitter over watery surfaces. Fringes on these feet capture pockets of air that help hold them aloft.

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Armadillo – The front feet are tipped by three claws. The biggest one is a sickle-shaped central claw, which can be eight inches long. Armadillos use their claws to dig into termite mounds for tasty meals of insects.

Tapir – This animal has multiple hooves on each foot. There are four splayed toes on each front foot and and three toes on each hind foot. Each toe has its own hoof, adding up to 14 hooves. Their odd feet help them run fast with bursts of speed.

American Coot – This bird’s yellow-green toes are especially useful for getting around on water and on land. When walking through water, strong toes help it push through. When walking on land, the lobes on its feet fold back, making it easier to navigate on mud, grass, and even ice.

African Jacana – Super long and thin, a jacana’s toes and claws help with balance when it walks on leaves that are floating on water.

Aye-aye – This lemur is the largest of the nocturnal primates. It uses its middle finger, which is crazy long and thin, to pull grubs out of tree trunks.

Blue-footed Booby – Its bright blue feet make this bird stand out. During breeding season, the male displays its blue feet by lifting them up and down in front of the females.

A Toehold Maze by E.C. Ball

Here’s a challenge, but you will have to take off your socks and shoes first! Try holding a pencil between your big toe and the next toe. Can you can draw a line through the maze? Have your friends try it and see who has the most toe control. Try both ways!

by Diane Winebar What sets beavers apart from other animals? Is it their transparent eyelids that let them see underwater? Or their webbed back feet that work like flippers and help them swim? Maybe it’s their hand-like front paws. Beavers use them to grasp sticks, twigs, and mud as they build dams, lodges, and bridges in streams and rivers. Beavers have so many fantastic things going for them. But what really make beavers stand out are their teeth and tails! A beaver’s four front teeth are special. Their tooth enamel contains lots of iron, and this gives them their rusty orange color. This iron coating makes the teeth hard. Beavers need incredibly hard, strong incisors to chew through trees and thick branches. The incisors never stop growing. Gnawing wood keeps the teeth from getting too long for a beaver’s mouth, and it sharpens them too.

Beavers eat mostly plants, twigs, and bark. They can’t resist the tasty inner bark of certain trees. Using their teeth, they peel away the tough outer bark until they reach the soft center. The teeth are also great for other things. Beavers sink those chisel-shaped incisors into pieces of wood and haul them where they’re needed. And a predator will think twice about bothering a beaver colony after it receives a bite from those same sharp teeth. Beavers’ tails can be flat and broad or long and narrow. They look like paddles covered with dark scales. When winter food is scarce, beavers burn the fat stored in their tails as fuel to stay alive. On land, when beavers stand upright, those big tails keep them balanced so they don’t fall over! To move quickly underwater, a beaver uses its tail to smoothly push itself forward in the right direction. Since the tail has a rubbery texture, it won’t become soaked with water and slow the beaver down. When danger is near, a beaver raises that heavy tail and slaps it down on the water. The very loud sound is a warning to other beavers. Pretty smart, wouldn’t you say?

A beaver can chew through a tree in 5 minutes!

Harold!

Stop playing with your food!

by John Quinn

by Stan Lee Werlin illustration by Daniel Mather

Grandpa took his teeth out And put them on the sink. He took ALL of his teeth out And made them clank and clink. He stared into the mirror, And when he smiled at me, It was the most amazing sight. He did it toothlessly.

He cleaned them with a toothbrush And polished every side. And when he put them in again, My eyes just opened wide.

It’s a special kind of magic Only grandparents can do. “Perhaps when you get old,” he said, “You’ll take your teeth out too!”

I tried to take my teeth out. Not one would even wiggle. I watched my grandpa laugh and laugh And heard my sister giggle.

Grandpa took his teeth out. I told my parents, “Wow!” My grandpa took his teeth out. I sure wish I knew how!

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Toehold Maze on page 25

Lizards Sudoku on page 12

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S D S Z A L R D I Mystery Word on page 13 Animal Toes Logic on page 13

ALEXA REPORTED ON THE CAMEL. DAVE REPORTED ON THE RHINO. ELIZA REPORTED ON THE MONKEY. LEE REPORTED ON THE OWL.

MOLAR Tell-Tail Riddles on page 13

1. HORSE OR COW, 2. DOG, 3. MONKEY, 4. KANGAROO

Teeth Riddles on page 12 1. FILLADELPHIA 2. THEY BOTH HAVE ROOTS. 3. AFTER BRUSHING, SUE COMBED INSTEAD OF FLOSSED.

Photo Credits: The Great Lakes Image Collection: Sea lamprey {{PD-USGovEPA}} (Public Domain) 4 (middle); Beaver eating twigs floating in lake – NPS Photo 26 (top); Wood chippin’ - NPS Photo 27 (top). Via Wikimedia Commons: Gareth Rasberry [CC BY-SA 3.0] 6 (top); Bernard Gagnon [CC BY-SA 4.0] 7 (middle); Black spider monkey – by Miguelrangeljr [CC BY-SA 3.0] 15 (bottom); Leopard whipray – by Kenneth Foster / ALA [CC BY 4.0] 16 (right); Ribbon-tailed astrapia – by markaharper1 [CC BY-SA 2.0] 16 (bottom); Long-tailed widowbird – by Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE [CC BY-SA 2.0] 17 (top); Bairds-Tapir-Foot – by Bjørn Christian Tørrissen [CC BY-SA 3.0] 22 (top); Harpy eagle – by Jonathan Wilkins [CC BY-SA 3.0] 22 (middle); Basilisk lizard – by Connor Long [CC BY-SA 4.0] 22 (bottom); American coot’s feet – by Channel City Camera Club from Santa Barbara, US [CC BY 2.0] 23 (bottom); African jacana – by Chris Eason [CC BY 2.0] 24 (top); Aye-aye paw – by Dr. Mirko Junge [CC BY-SA 2.0] 24 (middle); Castor dents-haye – by Sylvain Haye [CC BY-SA 3.0] 26 (bottom).

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