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Those canines are “primarily used to chew up wood and other tough foods” as per one of the articles, but male adult camels may also use those to bite opponents when fighting with each other for territory / mates.

“Someone once described them as a Sarlacc pit from Star Wars” … definitely a fitting description.

Here is a video of an angry camels open mounth and unclipped teeth; https://www.youtube.com/shorts/whsdxuAy37Y … it is VERY ugly tho, view at your own discretion.

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    I would imagine that aliens would look at us the same way when it comes to spicy food.

    Human: eats a Death Pepper

    Alien: “Why would you eat a food whose name has death in it and gives you chemical burns?”

    Human: “The citrus hints are SO YUMMY!”

    Alien: shocked pikachu face