Have you ever wondered what the world’s largest land animal might be? While some land animals (giraffes) might be taller, and ...

Tusks are continuously growing incisors. Typically, adult elephant teeth comprise 12 premolars, 12 molars, and two tusks. These twin teeth are composed of four layers, the outermost being the ...

Within the Amboseli ecosystem that straddles southern Kenya and northern Tanzania, only about 10 of these large-tusked elephants remain in the wild, and we’re determined to see one. Our ...

“Sometimes we think that males with one tusk are better fighters. If you have two tusks, elephants can get locked head-to-head. If you have one tusk you’re a bit sneaky and you can come round ...

"From the general shape of the skull, it's quite apparent that the elephant belonged to Palaeoloxodon, or straight-tusked elephants, among the largest land mammals that ever lived," said Dr ...