The teeth of a handful of mammals, including rabbits, continue to grow throughout their lives.
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Rabbits’ teeth grow continuously, a process that may be due to calcium they get from swallowing tooth fragments while grinding food.
The high fiber diet means that rabbits constantly chew and grind their teeth, causing them to wear down quickly. They need calcium to grow back, so for years, researchers believed that rabbits needed to consume a high-calcium diet.
But now, Jean-Michel Haut At the University of Zurich in Switzerland…
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