While bone is twice as tough (resists fracture), ivory has double the strength (withstands breaking completely). Ivory is ...

Tusks are one of the most notable features of elephants, among their size and trunks. However, some elephants do not have tusks, and a high proportion of these elephants are females. Why do some ...

Ivory, historically prized for carvings and jewelry, is now central to ethical debates due to poaching and endangered species ...

The animals’ extended lower jaws were seemingly made for scooping, but research over the past few decades has found they could do a lot more than initially expected Riley Black - Science Correspondent ...

The bones belonged to a prehistoric elephant, that much was certain, but they came from a species unlike any documented before. Paleontologists had uncovered a rib and single toe, alongside a nearly ...

Oldale, R. N., Whitmore, Frank C., Jr., and Grimes, J. R. 1987. "Elephant Teeth from the Western Gulf of Maine and their Implications." National Geographic Research ...