Editing Animal bite (section)

{{Short description|Wound or puncture caused by animal teeth}}
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| caption         = Military working dog training to attack by biting
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An '''animal bite''' is a [[wound]], usually a puncture or laceration, caused by the teeth. An animal bite usually results in a break in the skin but also includes contusions from the excessive pressure on body tissue from the bite. The contusions can occur without a break in the skin. Bites can be provoked or unprovoked. Other bite attacks may be apparently unprovoked. <!--Self-inflicted bites occur in some genetic illnesses, such as [[Lesch-Nyhan syndrome]]. get a citation for this statement --> Biting is a physical action not only describing an attack but it is a normal response in an animal as it eats, carries objects, softens and prepares food for its young, removes [[ectoparasites]] from its body surface, removes plant seeds attached to its fur or hair, scratching itself, and grooming other animals. Animal bites often result in serious infections and mortality. [[Animal attack|Animal]] bites not only include injuries from the teeth of reptiles, mammals, but fish, and amphibians. Arthropods can also bite and leave injuries.