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2 days ago · The tusks of an elephant are modified second incisors in the upper jaw. They replace deciduous milk teeth at 6–12 months of age and keep growing at about 17 cm (7 in) a year.
4 days ago · One of the first things that people think of when they think “elephant” is tusks. It’s iconic when it comes to elephant imagery, but female Asian elephants don’t actually have tusks. Many of them have short tusk-like protuberances that seldom grow many inches below the gum line. The longer the tush (we’ve seen some that are as long as 18 inches), the longer the nerve reaches down ...
3 days ago · The Asian elephant is characterised by its long trunk with a single finger-like processing; large tusks in males; laterally folded large ears but smaller in contrast to African elephants; and wrinkled grey skin.
Jul 6, 2024 · The African bush elephant is also Earth’s largest living land animal, and it is one of the world’s most famous, being renowned globally for its elongated nose (“trunk”), long tusks, and large sail-shaped ears.
Jun 19, 2024 · Elephants use their tusks as weapons for fighting, to break tree trunks, dig up roots, or to open the shells of fruits to get at the kernels inside. When walking, they often use their tusks to probe the ground to determine if it can support their weight, preventing them from sinking.
3 days ago · Elephants are able to assess the reproductive status of one another by using their keen sense of smell. Inside the skull, elephants possess from seven to nine nasal turbinal s with specialized sensitive tissues for olfaction. (Humans have only three turbinals; dogs have five.)
Jun 28, 2024 · Ivory tusks are actually massive teeth that protrude well beyond the mouths of elephants. Like our own teeth—and those of many mammals—these tusks are deeply rooted. Much of the tusk is made up of dentine, a hard, dense, bony tissue.
