ivory tusks
Pachyderm dental protrusions
Ivory tusks are the elongated teeth of elephants, walruses, and certain other mammals, valued for their smooth, creamy-white material.
The phrase is somewhat redundant—ivory comes from tusks, and tusks are the source of ivory—but it emphasizes the raw form rather than carved objects: poachers hunting for ivory tusks, a shipment of illegal ivory tusks seized at the border.
The international ivory trade is now largely banned to protect endangered species.
- elephantTusked gray giant
- elephant poachingIllegal killing for tusks
- poachingUnlawful wildlife capture
- wildlife traffickingIllicit trade in animals
- AfricaSecond-largest continent
African savanna · smuggling · carved · carved figurines · white · piano keys · billiards · illegal · illegal hunting · trunk · savanna · extinction · conservation efforts · mammoth · walrus · trade · contraband · creamy
- African artifactsAfrican masks, African art, tribal masks, tribal art, ritual objects
- Benin Kingdombronze plaques, bronze casting, brass plaques, coral beads, royal regalia
- slave tradeslave markets, slave auction, slave ships, slave trader, slave auctions
ivory tuskshorn
Pointed animal headgear
bone · keratin · antler · tortoiseshell · mother-of-pearl
ivory tuskssustainable materials
Resources with minimal environmental impact