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Show Elephant' $ Tuikn The tusks of the elephant are mere- ly projections of the incisors of the upper Jaw nnd are never shed, although al-though they are sometimes broken off. In other words, the tusks are part of the elephant's teeth. However, the milk teeth, which precede the tusks, come out at an early age. The tusks of the elephant supply the Ivory which hi so highly esteemed the world over for ornamental purposes. Among the ' Indian or Asiatic elephants only the male has the tusks, but they are found on both the male and female of the African species. |