tusk

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Another explorer, Martin Nweeia, a dental surgeon, discovered that a narwhal’s tusk, whose purpose was a mystery to scientists, is actually a sensory rod that helps it measure salinity, temperature and water pressure.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

They might paint an elephant tusk black, or try to make pangolin scales look like candy or chocolate.

From NewsForKids.net • Nov. 28, 2024

Britta Jaschinski observed as a crime scene investigator from London’s Metropolitan Police dusted a confiscated tusk at Heathrow Airport for fingerprints, using newly developed magnetic powder.

From BBC • Oct. 8, 2024

It turned out to be something far rarer, Lundberg said: a large section of tusk from a long-extinct mastodon.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 6, 2024

Neighbors suggested their own remedies: arnica compresses, packed mud from a holy well, ground elephant tusk from the Niger to mix in her daily broth.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García