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Ivory is the material found in elephant's tusks. It's slow growing, and basically you only get one set out of each elephant. Simply put there are more people who want some than there are elephants to get it from, so it becomes rare and expensive.
Elephants were once threatened by extinction b/c of being hunted and poached for their ivory.
These days, in order to save the elephants, all trade in newly made ivory items is forbidden, so all that is left is antiques. The ban on "honest" new production has of course made existing objects even rarer and more expensive, making it more tempting for poachers to target elephants for their ivory again.
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Why is ivory poaching happening?
ivory is expensive
Why do ivory has to be use for anything?
Today there is very little where using real ivory will make a technical difference in comparison to using synthetic ivory. However, because real ivory is rare, the economic law of supply and demand states that using real ivory makes an item much more expensive. It's mostly an aesthetic.
What color white watercolor makes Ivory?
PS What color brown in watercolor makes ivory when mixed with ____?____ white??
How do you defeat a metal detector?
have it made out of ivory but they are friggen expensive
What makes lamborghini so successful?
because they are expensive
What makes a narwhal unique?
Ivory
What soap is better Dove or Ivory Spring?
Dove makes your skin softer and cleans them better, so I would say Dove. But Ivory Spring floats! Hope this helps!
Which hockey stick is the most expensive?
Gryphon makes pretty expensive sticks and so does TK.
Why are eucalyptus tables so expensive?
Eucalyptus tables are expensive because it is not very common and is in high demand - which makes anything like that more expensive. It cannot be found everywhere so it makes getting the product harder.
Is ivory expensive than gold?
Not even close. Even at it's peak ivory was much less than gold per ounce. Ivory trade is now banned internationally though.
Why are luxury cars expensive to repair?
Most luxury cars have great quality, something that makes them expensive, and not so many people buy luxury cars, so its both high quality parts and rare parts, something that makes the parts expensive.
What makes ivory soap have less density than other soaps?
The reason Ivory soap is less dense than other soaps is that it is whipped while being made, so that it is full of air bubbles. The air makes the soap less dense so it floats on water. Please see the related link below.
