Why do humans have canines?

Patrick McGannon, Surprise, Arizona All primate species have them, says Sabrina Sholts, a curator of physical anthropology at the Museum of Natural History. read more

Many humans, on the other hand, do have a choice, and when people with ample access to plant-based foods choose to consume animals anyway — because they can, or because they like the taste — they are not killing from necessity, as animals (and some humans in crisis or subsistence situations) do. read more

While we do have canine teeth, human canines are nothing compared to the canine teeth exhibited by carnivores. Human canines are blunt and wider; carnivorous canines are often inches or more in length. read more