Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 77, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 June 1901 — The Jaw of an Otter. [ARTICLE]

The Jaw of an Otter.

You can find an example of nature’s adaptation of the Jaw to use in the case of certain carnivora, like the otter—a big weasel that has acquired aquatic habits. The jaws of such beasts are so fixed In the sockets that dislocation Is impossible. In some Instances you cannot, even after the animal is dead, separate the jaw from the head. This arrangement Is evidently designed to enable the beast to bite to the greatest advantage without danger that the chewing apparatus will come loose.