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Under poaching pressure, elephants are evolving to lose their tusks

In Mozambique, researchers are racing to understand the genetics of elephants born without tusks—and the consequences of the trait.

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  • Gozzin
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    I read about this years ago. Interresting,isen't it. Too bad the rinos were not able to do this before the slaughter commenced for "medicine".

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