With four ferocious tusks, you might think that gomphotheres were formidable predators. While they certainly looked the part, ...

Ever wondered what the largest land animal is? "African Elephants: The Largest Animal on Earth," will give you the info you ...

A tusk is a tooth that extends beyond the mouth. Like any other evolutionary trait, they’ve stuck around because they are a useful utility tool for the creature. In most animals, tusks are an ...

Many adult males wear duelling scars from these encounters and some animals have been found with tusk tips lodged in their skull. Recent drone footage has shed some light on the feeding practices of ...

A full-grown elephant was shot dead by suspected poachers in Tripura's Khowai district, with its tusks removed. Forest ...

Forest elephants have dense tusks, so they have been heavily poached. These are normally long-lived animals with strong family connections. Many have seen their family members shot by poachers.

She walked in front of the elephant when it took one of its tusks and gored her to death ... According to the nonprofit World Animal Protection, Thailand is home to 15% of the 52,000 Asian ...

The seized tusk measured more than 6ft 6ins (2m) in length A "brazen" taxidermist who was trying to sell what was believed to be the longest illegal elephant tusk in the UK has been jailed for a ...