Hide! The Tiger's Mouth Is Open Wide! (2013) - Plot & Excerpts
They went to the zoo shop and stood in the aisles for about fifteen minutes, flicking through the books to find any mentions of teeth. ‘This one says that dolphins have more teeth than any other animal,’ said Tom. ‘They’ve got, like, two hundred!’ ‘It says in this book says that sharks lose and regrow their teeth every couple of weeks,’ said Sophie, ‘so they grow up to thirty thousand teeth in the course of a lifetime.’ ‘Thirty thousand teeth!’ said Tom. ‘Imagine how much money you’d get from the tooth fairy!’ Sophie snapped her book shut. ‘We should help Dr Sharp.’ ‘What do you mean?’ Tom asked. ‘We should keep an eye on the zoo animals’ teeth,’ said Sophie. ‘Monitor them every week. Check they’re eating properly. Look out for any sore jaws.’ ‘OK,’ said Tom, ‘but how?’ ‘We’ll take photos,’ said Sophie. ‘We’ll talk to zookeepers. We’ll analyse animal droppings. We’ll video them eating their meals. We’ll be Dental Detectives!’ ‘Tooth Sleuths,’ added Tom.
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