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Stubborn, maybe, but if it ain't broke (lemmy.nz)
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[-] cynar@lemmy.world 12 points 6 months ago

It's also a local maxima trap. To shift to chewing, they would have to change both bite behaviour, and teeth structure. The intermediate stage is a lot worse than either style.

Even if chewing was the better option, it's inaccessible from the crocs current method.

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