Talk:Strap-toothed whale

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The article opens by expressing the uncited superlative opinion that this whale has the most bizarre of teeth, and yet there is not a photo or drawing of a tooth? edit: ooooh, is it the two tusks shown on the skull? perhaps a caption would do it. 67.243.29.174 (talk) 18:49, 15 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

While the teeth of the strap-toothed whale are indeed bizarre, it's a sort of strange claim to say they are the "some of the most bizarre teeth of any mammal" without context, especially given that there are other cases to be made (i.e. the Babriusa that can penetrate their own skulls with their teeth, or even the narwhal within cetaceans alone). While the article touches on it, I think it is important to note that the teeth in this species are sexually dimporhic.^[1] In the males, the teeth can prevent the mouth from opening fully. I think it may be worth mentioning the dimorphism in the article and moving the bit about bizarre teeth to wherever that would be, though there may be a better format.

WellRehearsedWhale (talk) 02:03, 13 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]