Discover 7 fascinating creature that live without teeth. They have developed other adaptations and use their tongues, beaks, jaws, and stomachs to do the work that teeth would typically do.

Anteater

Anteater has no teeth and uses a long, sticky tongue to slurp up ants and termites.

Baleen Whales

Baleen whales don’t have teeth. They use baleen plates to filter food like plankton and krill from the water.

Octopus

Did you know Octopus doesn’t have a teeth? It has a sharp beak, similar to a parrot’s, to cut and break down its prey.

Hagfish

It is a primitive sea creature with no teeth. It uses a tongue-like structure to scrape up and consume decaying fish.

Jellyfish

Jellyfish use their tentacles to sting and capture prey, and then consume it whole.

Pangolin

Pangolin relies on its stomach to crush food after swallowing it whole.

Sloths

They are well-known for their slow movements and lack of teeth. They rely on their flat molars for grinding food slowly in their stomachs.