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Misha the elephant lived in zoos, but her tooth enamel helps reconstruct wildlife migrations
He reached out to Hogle Zoo to get permission to extract the elephant's molars and a tusk before she could be buried. What ...
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Ten Exceptional Ancient Elephants, From Small Swimming Creatures to Shovel-Tusked Beasts
If there were any contender for a real-life equivalent to the Oliphaunts of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth, it would be ...
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Assisted living isn't just for people. A zoo in Spain helps elderly elephants age gracefully
Zoos have undergone a rethink in recent decades with the emphasis on the conservation of species and education, moving away ...
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Evolution of Mammalian Molar Teeth, to and from the Triangular Type
AQUARTER of a century ago next April, the late Prof. E. D. Cope, struck by the remarkable fact that the molar teeth, both upper and lower, of all the mammals from the Puerco or lowest Eocene ...
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Ancient shark species discovered in Kentucky national park had ‘molar like’ teeth
In our Uniquely Kentucky stories, Herald-Leader journalists bring you the quirky and cool, historic and infamous, beloved and unforgettable, and everything-in-between stories of what makes our ...
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Misha lived in zoos, but the elephant's tooth enamel helps reconstruct wildlife migrations
He reached out to Hogle Zoo to get permission to extract the elephant's molars and a tusk before she could be buried. What made the teeth so useful to Cerling and his colleagues was the veterinary ...