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Do elephants have horns?
No. Rhinos have horns. Elephants have tusks. Horns are made of keratin, the same thing that composes hair. Tusks are modified teeth.
Do elephants have tusks?
Yes and no. Both genders of the African elephants have tusks but the female Asian elephant does not have tusks, unlike the male Asian elephant.
Do female elephants have tusk?
Unlike Asian elephants, in which only males have tusks, both male and female African elephants are tusked. However, due to the hunting pressure on tusked animals brought about by poaching for ivory, tusklessness is an increasingly common condition in African elephants.Both female and male African elephants can have rather large tusks. Female Asian elephants don't. :)
Does an female African elephant has tusks?
Yes, both male and female African elephants can have tusks, though they tend to be larger in males. Tusks are elongated incisor teeth that protrude from the elephant's mouth and are used for various tasks such as foraging, digging, and defense.
Why are elephants' tusks so valuable?
Tusks are ivory. Ivory is rare. Humans become obsessed with rare items---including obsessed enough to kill to get the items.
What where elephants used for?
Elephants Tusks are used for paino keys and art. They are killed for their tusks.
What do African elephants use there tusks ears and there trunk for?
African elephants use tusks as weapons (and sometimes as digging tools), ears for both hearing and cooling, and the trunk is used to pick things up and move them around as needed, and also as a hose (elephants like to bathe).
Do elephants have horns?
No. Rhinos have horns. Elephants have tusks. Horns are made of keratin, the same thing that composes hair. Tusks are modified teeth.
Why does an African elephant have horns?
Elephants don't have horns, they have tusks. The tusks can be used for fighting, and to knock trees over to get to edible leaves and branches.
Do elephants have tusks?
Yes and no. Both genders of the African elephants have tusks but the female Asian elephant does not have tusks, unlike the male Asian elephant.
Why elephants are used for its teeth?
Elephants are hunted for their tusks, not their teeth. Tusks are used to make Ivory ornaments and artifacts, which is an illegal activity in most countries aroung the world.
From what animal do you get ivory?
Elephant tusks mainly. It also come from the tusks of Walrus, and Boars.
Do female elephants have tusk?
Unlike Asian elephants, in which only males have tusks, both male and female African elephants are tusked. However, due to the hunting pressure on tusked animals brought about by poaching for ivory, tusklessness is an increasingly common condition in African elephants.Both female and male African elephants can have rather large tusks. Female Asian elephants don't. :)
Were elephants used in ww1?
In India they were used to load heavy things with their tusks
What are the reasons for he increase in rhino poaching?
Elephant tusks are made of ivory, which is used in jewelry. Poachers kill the elephants and take the tusks because ivory can bring a huge profit, especially in large quantities. Killing elephants for ivory is now illegal in most African countries. Rhinos are now being poached as well.
Does an female African elephant has tusks?
Yes, both male and female African elephants can have tusks, though they tend to be larger in males. Tusks are elongated incisor teeth that protrude from the elephant's mouth and are used for various tasks such as foraging, digging, and defense.
Why are elephants' tusks so valuable?
Tusks are ivory. Ivory is rare. Humans become obsessed with rare items---including obsessed enough to kill to get the items.
