Researchers say they have developed a new way to distinguish between legal mammoth ivory and illegal elephant ivory. ...

We all know which animals have tusks: elephants, warthogs, walruses, and babirusas. Yet, until recently, tusks have been a very undefined and ambiguous scientific term.

Poaching has also pushed tusk sizes down in some heavily hunted areas, such as southern Kenya. A 2015 study conducted by Duke University and the Kenya Wildlife Service compared the tusks of ...

Narwhals, often called the “unicorns of the sea,” are one of the most fascinating creatures in the ocean. Known for their ...

A boomerang carved from a mammoth tusk is one of the oldest in the world, and it may be even older than archaeologists ...

It’s known that only males have them, with rare exception, and that a big tusk is something female narwhals look for in a mate. But the animals have been difficult to study.

Among the more bizarre aesthetic features found in the animal kingdom is the narwhal’s tusk. Protruding up to 10 feet from the whale’s head, the spiral of ivory has earned these creatures the ...

(CNN) — Scientists say they have the first recorded video evidence of narwhals using tusks not only to strike and manipulate fish during feeding but also engage in what appears to be playful ...

In early 2025, the world was gifted some remarkable new footage that actually captured some tusk-use in action.. Narwhals were spotted chasing large fish, such as Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus ...

Narwhals wield their iconic tusks in surprising ways — possibly even to play with newfound toys. Aerial videos showed the Arctic whales swinging their “horns” to thwack fish prior to eating ...

In her 42 years of life, Asha has lived in three places: Africa, Virginia and Florida. Now, animal rights groups have requested that the African elephant move again.