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How strong is the elephant tusk?
Usually in mammals tusks are enlarged canine teeth but in elephants they are actually elongated incisors. Tusks are essentially no different from other teeth. A third of the tusk is actually hidden from view, embedded deep into the elephant's head. This part of the tusk is a pulp cavity made up of tissue, blood and nerves. The visible, ivory part of the tusk is made of dentine with an outer layer of enamel. Elephant ivory is unique which when viewed in cross-section reveals criss-cross lines that form a series of diamond shapes. Elephants tusk never stop growing so some old bulls display enormous examples. However the average size of tusks has decreased over the past hundred years because hunting elephants for their ivory has resulted in the 'big tusk gene' becoming increasingly rare.
Are Elephant almost extinct?
Elephants are considered an endangered animals that could become extinct. One threat to the elephant is poaching. Elephants are killed for their tusk for the ivory trade, which is illegal.
Where does an ivory statue come from?
An ivory statue is typically made from the tusks of elephants, which are poached for their ivory. This illegal poaching threatens the survival of elephant populations in the wild. It is important to discourage the trade of ivory products to protect these animals.
What weapons are used to kill elephants for their tusks?
Poachers primarily use firearms such as rifles to kill elephants for their tusks. Some also use poison arrows or spears. These weapons are used to quickly kill the elephants and retrieve their valuable tusks.
Why are tusk less elephants becoming more likely to reproduce than the ones with tusks?
Poachers have decimated the elephant populations where elephants have large tusks. They kills elephants for their tusks, which is known as ivory. The ivory trade is illegal except in countries like China. As elephants with big tusks are killed off by poachers, only elephants with small tusks or no tusks at all at left to mate and have offspring.
How do you use tusk in a sentence?
The Asian elephants tusk was bigger than the African elephants tusk
Why elephants have tusk's?
they have tusk because they need to defend them selfs hi savannah
How do elephants kill things?
Elephants kill thing by using their tusk. Tusk are made of ivory which is very strong which makes it eaisier for them to kill things. They also use their tusk as weapons and shovels.
What material are elephants tusk made into?
IVORY
What is main ingredient of an elephants tusk?
ivory
What do the elephants use there tusk for?
they use it as their hand.
Why elephants have long tusk?
to protect themselves
What is the name of elephants big teeth?
the tusk
What substance is an elephants tusk made from?
ivory
What are elephants tusk for?
piano keys
How much is a elephants tusk?
hmmm dnt knw
Do elephants have something unique about them?
yea there trunk and how big there tusk is
