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*Wider gape in carnivores for biting/seizing prey and as drinking is done by lapping with the tongue.
 
*Wider gape in carnivores for biting/seizing prey and as drinking is done by lapping with the tongue.
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'''Equine'''
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===Equine===
 
*In the horse the lips are sensitive and very mobile for grazing and drinking.
 
*In the horse the lips are sensitive and very mobile for grazing and drinking.
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'''Ruminant'''
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===Ruminant===
 
*In the ox the lips are thickened and insensitive.
 
*In the ox the lips are thickened and insensitive.
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'''Feline'''
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===Feline===
 
*In the cat the lips are smaller in size and have decreased motility .
 
*In the cat the lips are smaller in size and have decreased motility .
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'''Canine'''
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===Canine===
 
*In the dog the lips are extensive but thin. Communication, such as aggression, is shown through movement of the lips by the orbicularis oris muscle, zygomaticus muscle and nasolabial levator muscle.
 
*In the dog the lips are extensive but thin. Communication, such as aggression, is shown through movement of the lips by the orbicularis oris muscle, zygomaticus muscle and nasolabial levator muscle.
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