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What really are tusks?

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Tusks really are teeth. They're sharp, long, and curved. They stick out beyond the mouths of such animals that have them: elephants, Narwhals, walruses, and wild boars.

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What are the tusks of elephants?

A tusk is just a really big tooth.


What kinds of tusks are there?

A tusk really is a tooth. Therefore, there are elephant, narwhal and walrus tusks. Tusks sometimes are called horns. But horns aren't necessarily teeth. An example is the rhinoceros, whose horn isn't a tooth at all.


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What are female elephants tusks called?

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