#Elephant dentition is unique and fascinating! #DidYouKnow that most tusked animals grow their tusks from a modified canine tooth (i.e. warthogs, walruses, etc) but the tusks of an elephant are actually a modified incisor!? Tusks are hypsodont teeth meaning they continue to grow through the majority of the animal's life. And ele's have six sets of cheek teeth (aka grinding molars/premolars) that push forward and progressively replace each other as older teeth get worn down. As for many herbivore

Grants Farm dental surgery on Max a young but very large male African elephant. There is a lot of preparation for dental surgery and any type of surgery on an elephants. The in house staff must preapare him to be positioned for rigging so he can be gentled down on the correct side after the intiatal drug has been given. I work within a dental team out of San Diego called the COLYER DENTAL PROCEDURE TEAM. We are a team of zoological professionals that remove tusks and teeth on elephants and other

1.9K views · 114 reactions | An elephant has over 40,000 muscles in their trunk. Thats a lot of muscles to manage and so it takes baby elephants some time to master their trunk skills. | Elephant's Life | Facebook

🐘 An elephant trunk has over 40,000 individual muscles, compared to the human body with around 600! Learn more on our blog: clevezoosociety.org/elephanttrunk | Cleveland Zoological Society

An elephant's trunk contains over 40,000 muscles. The human body only contains approximately 650 musclesDomestic elephants are very different then their wild cousins, they are raised in A different environment where they interact with humans daily and enjoy doing different activities with their people. Elephants can form strongbonds with people and those people become part of their herd. #Elephant #Animal #FreeContactCare #ElephantCare #MultiSpeciesHerd | The Walking Elephant