Cutting Elephant tusks at AK

[maccagerl]

Does anyone know why they cut off the elephant’s tusks in Animal Kingdom? I googled but couldn’t find it anywhere .

 

[cdoc29]

Just guessing but maybe to blunt them to prevent them from goring or hurting other elephants.

 

[kanerf]

Possibly to protect them from being killed for their ivory.

 

[FCDub]

Possibly to protect them from being killed for their ivory.

I don’t think the animals at Animal Kingdom are in danger of being poached...

 

[wilbret]

What the other poster said, it’s to prevent them from injuring themselves or others.

 

[CampbellzSoup]

I don’t think the animals at Animal Kingdom are in danger of being poached...

...it was a joke

I think I agree with others to prevent injury

 

[only hope]

They cut off the elephants tusks?

 

[WEDWDW]

Possibly to protect them from being killed for their ivory.

No worries about that with Warden Wilson Mutua patrolling.

 

[Makmak]

A lot of zoo environments remove tusks from males and “tushes” (smaller tusks) from females to prevent injuries. It’s expensive to do since the elephant has to be anesthetized since the tusk is like a tooth and has a nerve. For those that are interested: There is some chatter on many elephant conservation websites that elephants are evolving to lose their tusks from all the poaching.

 

[yulilin3]

No worries about that with Warden Wilson Mutua patrolling.

After being completely removed from storyline and pre load video i don't think he'll help

 

[maccagerl]

A lot of zoo environments remove tusks from males and “tushes” (smaller tusks) from females to prevent injuries. It’s expensive to do since the elephant has to be anesthetized since the tusk is like a tooth and has a nerve. For those that are interested: There is some chatter on many elephant conservation websites that elephants are evolving to lose their tusks from all the poaching.

A lot of zoo environments remove tusks from males and “tushes” (smaller tusks) from females to prevent injuries. It’s expensive to do since the elephant has to be anesthetized since the tusk is like a tooth and has a nerve. For those that are interested: There is some chatter on many elephant conservation websites that elephants are evolving to lose their tusks from all the poaching.

Yes! I came across a few articles about that!! Very interesting!

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/...watch-news-tuskless-elephants-behavior-change

 

[maccagerl]

A lot of zoo environments remove tusks from males and “tushes” (smaller tusks) from females to prevent injuries. It’s expensive to do since the elephant has to be anesthetized since the tusk is like a tooth and has a nerve. For those that are interested: There is some chatter on many elephant conservation websites that elephants are evolving to lose their tusks from all the poaching.

Yes! I came across a few articles about that!! Very interesting!

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/...watch-news-tuskless-elephants-behavior-change

 

[SteveMouse]

One could ask the Reds, if one could find them....

 

[WEDWDW]

I don’t think the animals at Animal Kingdom are in danger of being poached...

Well, there was that one time with the young Elephant but thanks to Warden Mutua,it ended well!lol