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URL:https://www.thenatureinstitute.org/events/naturally-curious-book-club-
 bite/
SUMMARY:Naturally Curious Book Club: Bite
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a book club discussion this winter. We will meet at
  the Mississippi Sanctuary Office and enjoy an amazing view of the Mississ
 ippi.\n\n\n\n[fusion_modal_text_link name="bite" class="" id=""]Click for 
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  Schutt makes a surprising case: it is teeth that are responsible for the 
 long-term success of vertebrates. The appearance of teeth\, roughly half a
  billion years ago\, was an adaptation that allowed animals with backbones
 \, such as fish\, amphibians\, reptiles\, birds\, dinosaurs and mammals—
 including us—to chow down in pretty much every conceivable environment.\
 n\nAnd it’s not just food. Tusks and fangs have played crucial roles as 
 defensive weapons—glimpsing the upper canines of snarling dogs is all it
  takes to know that teeth are an efficient means of aggression. Vampire ba
 ts use their razor-sharp teeth to obtain a widespread but generally untapp
 able resource: blood. Early humans employed their teeth as tools to soften
  tough fibers and animal hides. Our teeth project information and social s
 tatus—the ancient Etruscans were the first to wear tooth bling\, and it
 ’s doubtful that George Washington would have been elected president wit
 hout the false teeth he wore.\n\nSo much of what we know about life on thi
 s planet has come from the study of fossilized teeth\, which have provided
  information not only about evolution but also about famine\, war\, and di
 sease. In his signature witty style\, the author of Pump and Cannibalism s
 hows us how our continued understanding of teeth may help us humans throug
 h current and future crises\, from Alzheimer’s disease to mental health 
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LOCATION:Mississippi Sanctuary Office\, 2213 South Levis Lane\, Godfrey\, I
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