Pretty interesting find. (Not completely sure if this is the right community for this- let me know if you know where else it would be a good fit!)

  • snooggums@midwest.socialEnglish
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    10 months ago

    The coating being orange indicates it is reacting with oxygen, aka rusting.

    They aren’t shiny silver plated teeth.

    • shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Had to look this up yesterday as I had thought the same. In rodents anyway, the orange color is from amino acids, not the iron in their teeth.