tusks

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In Africa, after poachers kill a protected animal for its tusks, or its organs, or its hide, wardens are often alerted to the illegal activity by the kettles of vultures circling overhead.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 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

And they have tiny, mostly useless little eyes, no ears, and a pair of huge incisors like a mastodon's tusks.

From Salon • May 11, 2025

Her teeth weren’t teeth at all, but tusks that curled up and out from thin black lips.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi