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The Multifaceted Role of Elephant Tusks: Tools, Weapons, and Cultural Symbols
You can even approximate an elephant’s age by comparing its tusk size to others of its age and species. Chemically, there’s no difference between a tooth and a tusk, but ivory continues to be ...
Texas hunter’s ‘old stump’ find was actually a rare mammoth tusk
Researchers worked over two days to create a protective cast around the tusk for transport. After covering the fossil in ...
Tigers Are Fearsome Hunters, but Elephants Are Not Easy Prey
Though rare for a tiger to attack a fully grown elephant, young elephants could be in danger of tiger attacks when they stray ...
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Size, Tusks, and Ears: How African and Asian Elephants Differ
These two elephant species belong to different genuses and ... African elephants generally have much larger tusks than Asian elephants. While both male and female elephants can have tusks, you ...
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The vanishing trail of Sri Lanka’s iconic tuskers calls for urgent action
With a single tusk that made him stand out, the majestic bull elephant Unicorn was a true king among the wild herds of ...
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Watch a Group of Narwhals Gather — and Learn Why They Do
Why do narwhals gather together when traveling? These cetaceans are best known for their distinctive tusks and unusual ...
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NATURAL HISTORY
DESCRIPTION: Savannah elephants are the larger of the two African elephant species. They also have thicker, more curved tusks, more triangulated ears, and differently shaped skulls. Both elephant ...
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Five held with elephant tusks
Forest personnel have arrested five persons with three elephant tusks even as they were trying to sell them. Following an alert from revenue officials, the forest personnel intercepted a gang in ...