Female African Elephants Are Evolving Without Tusks Due to Ivory Poaching
Not having a tusk changes the anatomy and behavior of female elephants, disrupting the ecosystem. For male elephants, it can be fatal.
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Not having a tusk changes the anatomy and behavior of female elephants, disrupting the ecosystem. For male elephants, it can be fatal.
The Mozambican Civil War led to the death of so many elephants in the country that it might have artificially impacted the elephants’ evolution.
Researchers have pinpointed how years of civil war and poaching in Mozambique have led to a greater proportion of elephants that will never develop tusks.
Researchers have pinpointed how years of civil war and poaching in Mozambique have led to a greater proportion of elephants that will never develop tusks.
Researchers have pinpointed how years of civil war and poaching in Mozambique have led to a greater proportion of elephants that will never develop tusks.