Elephant tusks are both a valuable tool and a potential liability for these gentle giants. The desire for ivory has made elephants popular targets for illegal poaching, and it can have a ...

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 ...

The tea had been replaced with elephant tusks—1,700 of them, which together weighed more than five tons. On his first day at the site, Wasser measured and weighed each tusk individually.

Travellers also visit to see and learn about the historical monuments found here such as Pembe za Ndovu (elephant tusks), Keingeleni (the bell place) and Fort Jesus. I have made it a routine to ...