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From: mrs. kostro student City: elgin, IL
I wonder if one of the big cats lose a tooth would it grow back and how many sets of teeth do big cats have?
	Extension Message From: Laura Kammin Visiting Extension Specialist, Pollution Prevention Extension-Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant College Program lkammin@illinois.edu
It depends on how old the big cat is when it loses the tooth. Just like people, big cats have two sets of teeth: the deciduous teeth (or baby teeth) and their permanent teeth. Once the big cat has its permanent teeth in, if it lost one it would not grow another.
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