Why does an animal that mostly eats fruit and nuts need 2 inch long canine teeth?
>>5129663Can openers. Many fruits come in cans.
>>5129663Literally weapons
>>5129673absolutely sadden by the fact i dont have cool long mouth knives to fuck shit up when minor inconveniences happen
>>5129663don't they also engage in cannibalism of other chimps in addition to hunting other primates like colobus monkeys?
>>5129663Chimps do eat meat thoHERE COMES A NEW CHALLENGER!
>>5129663>mostly eats fruit and nutsmostly is the key wordthey also hunt and kill smaller primates and birds, and in those situations big canines could be useful to rip apart the preythey could also be useful for threat-display, like signaling to the other males "I could rip you apart with these"
>>5129663No one explained to them they're not allowed to have teeth that long. By the time people noticed it was too late.
>>5129663The same reason an animal that mostly eats grass needs enormous tusks.
