In Gorongosa National Park, in Mozambique we have tuskless female elephants . Their lack of tusks was thought to be a consequence of another human creation the Mozambican civil war, which lasted from 1977 to 1992 and was partly paid for by the killing of elephants for their ivory. Around 90% of the pachyderms living in Gorongosa are thought to have been killed. Biologists therefore wondered if rising tusklessness might be an adaptation to make elephants less attractive to human hunters. While Evolution ensures that animals are well-adapted to their circumstances. Sometimes, as with predators and prey, those circumstances include the behaviour of other creatures. Do you think that the elephants evolved?

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