tusk
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During one visit, riders might notice Siegel’s photograph of a mammoth tusk — a fossil uncovered by crews during construction of the station.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026
House calls for hoof trims or tusk care can cost hundreds of dollars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026
Archaeologists say it was fashioned from a mammoth's tusk with an astonishing level of skill.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2025
They might paint an elephant tusk black, or try to make pangolin scales look like candy or chocolate.
From NewsForKids.net ● Nov. 28, 2024
It had been expanded, improved upon, excavated and tunneled into by successive Masters of Stormhold, until the original mountain peak now raked the sky like the ornately carved tusk of some great, grey, granite beast.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
They were able to recognise a lower jaw, two tusks, and possibly a mammoth rib.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
In Africa, after poachers kill a protected animal for its tusks, or its organs, or its hide, wardens are often alerted to the illegal activity by the kettles of vultures circling overhead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
The prehistoric species also had a straighter snout and smaller tusks.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 12, 2025
Items stolen from the Oakland museum included Native American baskets, jewelry, laptops, historic photographs and intricately carved ivory tusks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2025
Now black mandibles protruded from her mouth like tusks.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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