Which has bigger teeth, a hippo or a great white shark?

A hippopotamus.





The molar teeth of a hippopotamus can measure 2 inches x 2 3/4 inches (according to this site, which sells replicas of actual teeth):


http://www.boneclones.com/KO-214.htm


but their tusks can be 28 inches long!


http://www.boneclones.com/KO-006.htm





And as mammals, their teeth are quite massive.





In contrast, the larger great white shark teeth (for sale at this site http://www.buriedtreasurefossils.com/Chi... )


measure 2-5/8". The teeth of sharks are thin and usually very sharp, with one or more cusps. They are much more numerous than the teeth of any mammal and they're arranged in multiple rows; they're used as grasping and cutting tools, not grinding pieces like the molars of mammals.





BTW. Contrary to the Answerer who said that tusks are not teeth, "tusk" is a common name given to the larger teeth of several mammals, especially to those that protrude outside of the mouth. In some mammals, tusks lack enamel (the hard outer covering) and are formed by dentine (=ivory) only, but that does not mean that they're not teeth.

Which has bigger teeth, a hippo or a great white shark?
Hippo: sharks have more, smaller %26amp; sharper teeth.
Reply:The hippo's canine teeth aren't actually teeth at all, they are made of ivory and are called tusks, the hippo's tusks can be as long as 20 inches. While the great white shark can have up to 3000 teeth, theirs are only up to 3 inches long.
Reply:Depends on the animal. Both species have teeth that average 2" - 2.5".
Reply:Those of the Hippo are but great, those of the white shark but are sharpened.
Reply:hippo but great white's have more and are sharper.
Reply:hippo