Question

Tusks of elephants are made up of
A. Ivory
B. Hard bone
C. Fortified Cartilage
D. Mixture of calcium and silica

Answer 1

Tusks are commonly enlarged and they repeatedly grow front teeth that project out beyond the mouth of certain mammal species.
They are most commonly seen in canine teeth, with pigs, hippos, and walruses, or, in the case of elephants, elongated incisors.
In most tusked species both the males and the females have tusks and the male tusks are larger than females.

Complete answer: An elephant’s tusks are both a blessing and a curse.
It is regarded as a blessing because they give a sense of true dignity that raises them above all other animals as well.
It is regarded as a curse because man’s avarice for ivory has led to the senseless slaughter of hundreds of thousands of magnificent animals.
Ivory poaching for tusks is the only main reason that elephants have been so heavily hunted.
The hunting for ivory has been much more dangerous in Africa, there is no doubt that hunting and poaching have had an effect on the elephant numbers in Asia.
In 1989, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) banned the ivory trade that puts hunting outside the law. But the Poaching does still take place, but in most of the Asian elephant ranges it is under control.

So, the correct option is option A. Ivory.

Note: Elephants use their tusks for a variety of tasks.
Primarily, they are formidable weapons that are used against potential predators like the tiger or in a battle against other elephants.
They are also used to aid
1. Foraging
2. Digging
3. Stripping bark
4. Moving things out of the way