War, poaching in Mozambique lead to elephants without tusks
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.
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9 sourcesSome elephants are evolving to have no tusks as a response to brutal poaching
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21 sourcesAfter rampant ivory poaching, some African elephants lost their tusks — Why?
No more tusks in Mozambique? Poaching alters elephant evolution.
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Photos: No elephant tusks? War, poaching to blame, scientists say
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1 articleIvory poaching has led to evolution of tuskless elephants, study finds
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2 developments- Oct 21, 2021Why no tusks? Poaching tips scales of elephant evolution
- Oct 22, 2021War, poaching in Mozambique lead to elephants without tusks
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