The article explains that a baby's tusks start to grow around 2 years of age. "Once the adult tusks emerge, they continue to grow throughout the elephant’s lifetime, at an astounding rate of 7 ...

In the second video, another baby elephant is shown lying on its side, covered with bits of straw. The calf’s eyes are open wide, and if we didn’t know better, we might think this little cutie ...

Elephant tusks are both a valuable tool and a potential liability for these gentle giants. The desire for ivory has made elephants popular targets for illegal poaching, and it can have a ...

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An Asian elephant at the Houston Zoo finally gave birth to her baby on Friday after 19 hours of labor. The elephant Shanti, 34, gave birth to a 314-pound female baby named Kirby at 3 p.m ...

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. But during episodes of intense ivory poaching, those ...