Africa

These scientists are attempting to answer the phenomenon of tuskless African elephants

A tuskless elephant is pictured eating.

A team led by Princeton University researchers has now implicated two genes associated with tooth development. Image: Flickr/Gerdavs

Sharon Adarlo
Researcher, Center for Statistics and Machine Learning, Princeton University
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Shane Campbell-Staton, assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology. with an elephant at Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique. The elephant has been anesthetized for the collection of tissue samples for genomic and dietary analyses, and to be fitted with a GPS collar.
The elephant has been anesthetized for the collection of tissue samples for genomic and dietary analyses, and to be fitted with a GPS collar. Image: Rob Pringle

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