All babies love to cuddle up with their moms and look to them for protection. And when baby elephants' tusks begin to grow, they try to soothe them, much like a human infant when they begin to teethe.

White elephant tusks which had been displayed at the Natural History Museum are to return to Burma. Two ivory tusks taken from Burma 80 years earlier during the Anglo-Burmese War are being ...

From 6 June, trade in elephant teeth and tusks is illegal in the UK, punishable by fines of up to £250,000 or up to five years in prison. EBay is not the only online platform that wildlife ...

Savanna elephants are larger and their tusks curve outwards, the WWF says. In addition to being smaller, forest elephants are darker and their tusks are straighter and point downward.

Franko Khoury/ National Museum of African Art, SI Bearers hoisting elephant tusks. Photograph by Robert Visser c. 1890-1900, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives. National Museum of African Art ...