From their floppy ears to their giant trunks and massive size, there’s a lot that stands out about the elephant. Elephant tusks are both a valuable tool and a potential liability for these gentle ...

Pacifiers are essential for parents with newborns, as they help calm the baby. However, humans aren’t the only ones who use ...

One of Africa’s last remaining “Super Tuskers” has passed away. Officials from the Amboseli National Park reported that Craig, a longtime resident of the protected area in southern Kenya, died of ...

A baby elephant will shed its tushes (or ‘baby tusks’) the same way! Baby elephants aren’t born with any tusk-like anatomy at all; at around 6–12 months of age, temporary tusks called tushes erupt, ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists have pinpointed how years of civil war and poaching in Mozambique have led to a greater proportion of elephants that will never develop tusks. The research was published ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A little piece of fossilized elephant bone found in southern England offers a window into the life of our human ancestors. Just ...

The department says the tusks were trimmed to prevent structural imbalance that could strain the elephant’s head and jaw.

Pacifiers are essential for parents with newborns, as they help calm the baby. However, humans aren’t the only ones who use objects for comfort. Baby elephants also chew or suck on various objects as ...