▁the ▁toe , ▁and ▁they ▁pass ively ▁ret ract ▁them . ▁The ▁de w cla ws ▁are ▁expanded ▁but ▁do ▁not ▁prot ract . ▁ ▁They ▁have ▁ 3 0 ▁teeth ▁with ▁a ▁dent al ▁formula ▁of ▁. ▁The ▁upper ▁third ▁prem olar ▁and ▁lower ▁mol ar ▁are ▁adapted ▁as ▁car n ass ial ▁teeth , ▁su ited ▁to ▁te aring ▁and ▁cutting ▁flesh . ▁The ▁can ine ▁teeth ▁are ▁large , ▁reaching ▁exception al ▁size ▁in ▁the ▁ext inct ▁sab er - to oth ed ▁species . ▁The ▁lower ▁car n ass ial ▁is ▁smaller ▁than ▁the ▁upper ▁car n ass ial ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁crown ▁with ▁two ▁com pressed ▁bla de - like ▁pointed ▁c us ps . ▁ ▁Their ▁nose ▁projects ▁slightly ▁beyond ▁the ▁lower ▁j aw . ▁ ▁They ▁have ▁well ▁developed ▁and ▁highly ▁sensitive ▁wh isk ers ▁above ▁the ▁eyes , ▁on ▁the ▁che eks , ▁on ▁the ▁m uzz le , ▁but ▁not ▁below ▁the ▁ch in . ▁Wh isk ers ▁help ▁to ▁navigate ▁in ▁the ▁dark ▁and ▁to ▁capture ▁and ▁hold ▁pre y . ▁ ▁Their ▁sk ull ▁is ▁for esh ort ened ▁with ▁a ▁rounded ▁profile ▁and ▁large ▁or bits . ▁ ▁Their ▁tongue ▁is ▁covered ▁with ▁horn y ▁pap illa e , ▁which ▁r asp ▁meat ▁from ▁pre y ▁and ▁aid ▁in ▁gro oming . ▁ ▁Their ▁eyes ▁are ▁relatively ▁large , ▁situated ▁to ▁provide ▁bin oc ular ▁vision . ▁Their ▁night ▁vision ▁is ▁especially ▁good ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁a ▁tap et