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cubanesis t1_jdhfpiv wrote

Pretty sure they have at least two bones for the jaws, but everything else is cartilage.

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akunis OP t1_jdhg07v wrote

I saw a question on a YouTube quiz that asked “which of these animals don’t have bones?” and shark was the correct answer. I thought that was bogus and was about to correct them in the comments, but didn’t want to look stupid so I googled it first and low and behold, I was wrong.

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rfmodeler t1_jdhg7gc wrote

So what do they teach people in schools these days? I remember learning this in elementary school.

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-SaC t1_jdhnvu1 wrote

Closest things to it that they have, albeit an ectodermal organ. Teeth aren't bones as (for simplicity) they can't heal themselves, unlike our skelingtons.

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wsf t1_jdl1356 wrote

...and squids don't have ankles.

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