African Elephants evolving

Perhaps the beautiful elephants will not murdered to extinction after all.
See what I have just read:


"Decades ago, about 4,000 elephants lived in the National Park in Mozambique. Only 2 - 4% were born with no tusks.

During 1977 - 1992, (Civil War), 90% of these elephants were killed for their ivory, as their tusks could be traded for weapons.
The females without tusks were ignored and left alive.

These tuskless females went on to breed, and now, scientists from Kent University have found that nearly 33% of females born, also have no tusks.
So those elephants that were ignored by the poachers were able to reproduce babies that were carrying the same gene for being tuskless.

Great news for the future in the way that they will not be wanted by the poachers, but there is also a downside.

Elephants use their tusks to dig, eat and lift things, and to defend themselves, so will being tuskless affect their every day life?

Scientists have attached GPS satellite collars to 10 females from different family units to monitor how they manage."

Let's hope all the Bull elephants are not killed so these tuskless females can still breed, then as long as they can cope with life, they should remain safe.

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Yes there’s hope. It’s too bad humans are so greedy and heartless at times.

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Yes, it is Bratti.

Unfofrtunately some humans think it is their right to just take everything they want.

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I know. It’s embarrassing to be from the same species at times.

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So sad to see the demise of the super tuskers tho .

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This is Kamboyo one of the last super tuskers

He died of natural causes .

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Magnificent animals aren't they, Muddy.

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Yes, phenomenal creatures.

We have crimes against humanity, but we also need Crimes Against the Earth that would include the protection of elephants, for starters.

I'll gladly sit on the jury.

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That dear Watson is the best idea I’ve heard this year !

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Something that has always puzzled me, warehouses full of elephant tusks are shown to prove that the poachers are being caught and then the tusks are shown being burnt so that they don't reach the ivory trade. Surely if all of these captured tusks were sold on to the ivory trade it would cause a glut of ivory and so reduce the value the ivory thus making ivory poaching not worth while and also provide some money towards fighting the poachers.