tusk
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During one visit, riders might notice Siegel’s photograph of a mammoth tusk — a fossil uncovered by crews during construction of the station.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026
On a small mammoth carved from tusk, the researchers analysed carefully engraved rows of crosses and dots.
From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2026
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
It had been expanded, improved upon, excavated and tunneled into by successive Masters of Stormhold, until the original mountain peak now raked the sky like the ornately carved tusk of some great, grey, granite beast.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
Unlike in 1986, when many of the artifacts, especially the elephant tusks, decomposed after being exposed to the open air, Ran improvised a new system for the dig.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
The East African nation is more accustomed to high-profile wildlife crimes involving elephant tusks and rhino horns.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2026
The prehistoric species also had a straighter snout and smaller tusks.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 12, 2025
Items stolen from the Oakland museum included Native American baskets, jewelry, laptops, historic photographs and intricately carved ivory tusks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2025
His face was broader and flatter, with sunken eyes and tusks the size of bananas protruding from his mouth.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
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