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Ivory hunting drives evolution of tuskless elephants

In Mozambique, the selective poaching of elephants with tusks has led to a higher number of females being born without them.
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African elephants have evolved towards tusklessness in an area where they were intensively hunted for ivory, finds a study of elephants’ traits and genetics in Mozambique.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-021-02867-y

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