Why no tusks? Poaching tips scales of elephant evolution - 41NBC News
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The years of unrest “changed the trajectory of evolution in that population,” said evolutionary biologist Shane Campbell-Staton, based at Princeton University.
WASHINGTON, United States (AP) — A hefty set of tusks is usually an advantage for elephants...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A hefty set of tusks is usually an advantage for elephants, allowing...
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 elephants. But during episodes of intense ivory poaching, those big incisors become a liability.