Durban - The elephant had a long, stained tusk. But when it turned its head, the other tusk had broken off – a stubby shadow of its former self. The broken tusk was cause for some concern. Had it had broken off and left the tooth’s pulp or nerve exposed, an abscess could have formed. The old bull would then have needed urgent treatment to stop him going on a pain-filled rampage. We were on a game drive with a difference, accompanying researcher Heike Zitzer, who spends every waking moment of her days monitoring elephants or rhino, using a Telonics device – a tracking tool which allows them to be traced through a chip embedded in the collar. As we came across the elephant,...
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