A fossilized tusk from a giant prehistoric elephant that once roamed around the Mediterranean has emerged from an excavation site in southern Israel, offering what archaeologists said was a rare ...

From their floppy ears to their giant trunks and massive size, there’s a lot that stands out about the elephant. Elephant tusks are both a valuable tool and a potential liability for these ...

A well-preserved 500,000-year-old 2.5-meter-long elephant tusk has been discovered by archeologists and paleontologists near a kibbutz in the south of Israel. It took experts from the Israel ...

While they certainly looked the part, these giant ancient elephant-like animals were herbivores and used their tusks for defense and as tools. Not much is known about other animals that were ...

AN ageing elephant with giant tusks each weighing 100lb covers itself with dust to cool off — but constantly feels the heat.The 50-year-old beast, n. Jump directly to the content.

Giant elephant tusks from Africa seized at Bangkok airport. The size of the confiscated tusks suggests they were taken from large African elephants, which are rare in the wild.

From their floppy ears to their giant trunks and massive size, there’s a lot that stands out about the elephant. Elephant tusks are both a valuable tool and a potential liability for these ...