Elephants have 26 teeth in total which includes 24 molars in the mouth of the elephant and the elephant's tusks which are actually two incisors. In the African elephant both the male and the female possess tusks, whereas in the Asian elephant it is mainly the male that has tusks. They can live for about 70 years.

This animal statue is found in the entrance gate of a few south Indian Large white slaughtered teeth of a male elephant.

Incidentally, most other mammals have a much quicker growth rate which solves this problem because the milk teeth can suffice for the duration of this growth period. Elephant teeth are the largest teeth of any living animal. In general, males are seven or eight times heavier than females and can be twice as long. The African bush elephant is the largest terrestrial animal.

One third of the tusk is actually hidden from view, embedded deep in the elephant’s head. Small 4MP. It costs the well-being of the elephant’s ecosystem and the mental health of its family.

The enamel plates of the molars are fewer in number than in Asian elephants.

Next to a 4.5-ton bull, female southern elephant seals look puny. When the last molar wears out, the elephant dies because it cannot eat.


Asian Elephant Tooth KO-313 $170.00 Asian elephants belong to the family Proboscidea (descriptive of their unique trunks), and are more closely related to the now-extinct mammoth than the Indian elephant. In total, they have 24 teeth: 12 front teeth, called premolars, and 12 back teeth, called molars. When present in the female, tusks are small, thin, and often of a uniform thickness. Elephants use their teeth in sequence, not all at once. Ultimately the progression of teeth can dictate the length of an elephant’s life.

Color. Tusks and teeth. Find elephant teeth stock images in HD and millions of other royalty-free stock photos, illustrations and vectors in the Shutterstock collection. Usually in mammals tusks are enlarged canine teeth, but in elephants they are actually elongated incisors and are essentially no different from other teeth.

An elephant’s tusks are basically modified incisor teeth that keep on growing throughout the elephant’s life. Size.

The largest African elephant ever recorded was found in Angola, rocking in at a massive 24,000 lb (11,000 kg), with a shoulder height of 3.96 meters (13.0 ft), and being at least a metre taller than the average male African elephant! Size and Composition On the other hand, in African elephants, both male and female elephants have tusks. After these last sets of molars wear smooth, an elephant will have difficulty chewing and processing food, which in turn begins to contribute to a decline in the animals overall well-being. Facts about Elephant Size African elephants are the largest land animals in the world today.

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Breathtaking Elephant Photos. Browse through our wonderful photo collection of elephants also known as the gentle giants. Size. The total length of the tusks is not apparent on the outside of the elephant, about a third of the length of the tusk lies hidden inside the elephants skull.
The jaw of a young elephant is much smaller than that of an adult making permanent teeth early in life a death sentence to a growing animal that needs the ability of teeth to survive. An elephant's trunk is actually a long nose used for smelling, breathing, trumpeting, drinking, and also for grabbing things—especially a potential meal.

Thousands of new, high-quality pictures added every day. This part of the tusk is a pulp cavity made up of tissue, blood and nerves. This animal statue is found in the entrance gate of a few south Indian Mythical animal with Elephant trunk, rabbit ear, horse body, crocodile teeth, lion legs.

African elephants have 24 teeth in total, six on each quadrant of the jaw. Medium 12MP.