African elephant tusks nearly double those of the walrus. An adult male’s tusk, which in the elephant’s case are enlarged incisors, can be about 7.7 feet long. Like the baby teeth of humans, elephants ...

Jumbo was the first African elephant anyone in North America ... results of Jumbo’s soft diet in captivity: the elephant’s teeth did not wear down. This blocked the new set trying to come ...

The African savanna elephant lives on the savanna and grasslands ... Elephant tusks are actually specialized, elongated teeth, and they keep growing for an elephant's entire life.

The African elephant may be one of the most studied creatures ... Although Jumbo was loved by his handlers, he was fed an improper diet and his teeth became painfully impacted.