Joanne answers “Elephants' tusks are mostly why they are...”

Melville Capps asked this question about Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel:

Elephants' tusks are mostly why they are killed by man. If we can remove their tusks, either by genetic modification (Safina said that about 1 in 100 elephants do not develop tusks) or by removing the tusks at a young age then there will be no tusks, no ivory, and little reason for man to kill elephants. There is precedent in hog farming. The tusks of young boars are removed. What do you think ?

Joanne No.The elephants need their tusks to protect them in their natural environment.The removal process can be really harmful for the infants because their…moreNo.The elephants need their tusks to protect them in their natural environment.The removal process can be really harmful for the infants because their teeth, as stated earlier, is deeply embedded and the pressure for the removal can also kill the elephants.The changing of the genetics of an elephant is not something that can be done without the wastage of time, lives and also money. I think that we humans should change our way of living and should live in a way to make the earth a better place to live in....... (less)

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