So we describe the vestigial reverse canines which appears in male alpacas around three years of age. Once in the wild, many thousands of years ago, these would have grown formidable and aided a dominant male to defend his harem.
Nowadays we nip them off set shearing with a rope saw, preventing any of our males inadvertently developing an armoury.
Tip for new owners- make sure your shearer checks and sorts these fighters in your mature males every year. If they refuse find another shearer- it's a must!
And yes -they still grow even if they are castrated!
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