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How an elephant's teeth can help us track animal movements
Scientists used strontium isotopes in Misha the elephant’s teeth to track her movements, revealing a method to study ancient ...
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Misha lived in zoos, but the elephant’s tooth enamel helps reconstruct wildlife migrations
Misha lived her whole life in zoos, but this elephant’s teeth are now helping scientists reconstruct wildlife migrations. University of Utah geologists show how strontium isotopes found in teeth or ...
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New research solves mysteries about Jumbo the elephant’s life and mysterious death
During the dry season elephants in the wild can eat 300 kilograms of twigs, leaves and bark a day. The grinding wears down their teeth, making room for new molars — elephants grow six sets over ...
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KS2 Science: Teeth - how they help animals eat
They include large animals, like elephants and horses ... If we only had canine teeth, we would be well adapted for eating meat. Fortunately, we have a combination of different kinds of teeth ...
Misha the elephant lived in zoos, but her tooth enamel helps reconstruct wildlife migrations
Teeth recovered from a beloved zoo elephant that died in 2008 are helping University of Utah geologists develop a method for ...