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Scientists have determined that years of ivory poaching to fund Mozambique's civil war altered the genetics of the country's elephants. But it only affected the females. Why?
When poaching abounds, a genetic trait for tusklessness is selected for
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A hefty set of tusks is usually an advantage for elephants, allowing them to dig for water, strip bark for food and joust with other
WASHINGTON — A hefty set of tusks is usually an advantage for elephants, allowing them to dig for water, strip bark for food and joust with other elephants. But during episodes of intense ivory poaching, those big incisors become a liability. Now researchers have pinpointed how years of civil war
Researchers say years of civil war and poaching in Mozambique have led to a greater proportion of elephants that will never develop tusks.