Question

Tusks of female elephant are
A. Long
B. Small
C. Rudimentary
D. Absent

Answer 1

Hint: The males and females of African elephants have tusks, whereas the Asian male elephants only have tusks. Ivory is a rough, white substance composed primarily of dentin, one of the physical structures of teeth and tusks, from the tusks (traditionally elephants') and teeth of animals.

Complete Answer:
- The elephant tusks have been known to evolve from teeth that are known to give the species an evolutionary advantage. There are a variety of purposes like: gathering food, digging, stripping bark from trees to eat, defense and lifting objects.
- The tusks are also known to be responsible for protection of the trunk— which is known to be a valuable tool for the purpose of drinking, breathing, and eating, among other uses.
- The female elephants have either rudimentary tusks or no tusk at all. A rudimentary tusk is an underdeveloped tusk. The tusks are known to play a very important role in the digging or boring tools, they are actually modified incisors.

So, the answer is option (C) Rudimentary.

Additional information:
Elephant tusks do not grow back, but they grow back with rhino horns. An elephant's tusks are actually its teeth — its incisors, to be exact. But these tusks do not grow back until cut.

Note: The tusks are also as such most commonly canine teeth present in animals like in pigs, hippos, and walruses. In the case of elephants they are actually the elongated incisors. These are made up of ivory. The tusks are actually very massive teeth that protrude well beyond the mouth of the elephant. The dentine is the major part of tusks, which is a hard, dense, bony tissue.