Why are some elephants born without tusks despite their natural need for them? The evolutionary puzzle uncovered

Field rangers observed fewer tusked female elephants. Decades of ivory hunting in Gorongosa National Park favored tuskless survivors. This trait is passed to offspring, dramatically increasing the ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Female Elephants Are Evolving Without Tusks in Mozambique

The genetic mutation causing tusklessness in females seems to be lethal in males Elizabeth Gamillo Correspondent Poaching was amplified during Mozambique’s civil war between 1977 to 1992 to finance ...
insider.si.edu

A window on eternity : a biologist's walk through Gorongosa National Park / Edward O. Wilson ; photographs by Piotr Naskrecki

"Simon & Schuster nonfiction original hardcover"--Title page verso. "E.O. Wilson, one of the most celebrated scientists in the United States, shows why biodiversity is vital to the future of Earth and ...
The Pantagraph

War, poaching in Mozambique lead to elephants without tusks

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 ...