The Netherlands on Saturday officially handed back to Nigeria 119 precious ancient sculptures, stolen from the former kingdom of Benin more than 120 years ago during the colonial era.

Five persons, including two temporary staff of the Tamil forest department, on charges of trying to sell two elephant tusks (Photo | Pexels) Express News Service Updated on: 22 Jun 2025, 3:17 am ...

The Netherlands on Saturday officially handed back to Nigeria 119 precious ancient sculptures, stolen from the former kingdom of Benin more than 120 years ago during the colonial era. "The German ...

A National Museum exhibition officer adjust the Head of a the king Oba of Benin (L), the Bird of Prophecy (2nd L), the Statue of a Leopard (2nd R), and the Carved Elephant Tusk (R), all returned ...

The Head of a the king Oba of Benin (L), the Bird of Prophecy (2nd L), the Statue of a Leopard (2nd R), and the Carved Elephant Tusk (R), all returned artefacts from the “Benin Bronzes ...

The selection included a bronze carving of a king's head, a carved elephant tusk and a small leopard. In the 19th century, British troops stole thousands of Benin Bronzes in the then-independent ...

The selection included a bronze carving of a king's head, a carved elephant tusk and a small leopard. In the 19th century, British troops stole thousands of Benin Bronzes in the then-independent ...

A joint team of law enforcement officers drawn from Mbeere South-based detectives and Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) officers has arrested three wildlife traffickers and recovered six elephant tusks ...

Of all elephant species, the African Bush elephant has the most extended trunk, longest tusk, and most enormous ears. Their backs also curve inward compared to their Asian counterparts, which have ...

Unlike modern elephant tusks, mammoth tusks often grew in a more pronounced spiral pattern and could reach extraordinary lengths. The tusk material consisted primarily of dentin surrounded by a thin ...

A wild elephant in Chitwan National Park succumbed to a bullet wound on Feb. 5, 2025, after allegedly charging at a patrol team and throwing a ranger off his mount.

And while the part of the tusk that we can see is intimidating in its own right, it’s just a fraction of the entire tusk — most of which is buried deep in the elephant’s mouth.