Two Elephant Teeth... Dialogue

But what do elephants die of in the wild??? First imagine that these creatures do not eat grass or juicy fruits… They devour nearly 650 kg of plants per day. They need molars to grind the fibers torn from the trees. In the long run, the chewing tables become smooth… Without roughness, grinding is impossible and the animal dies out. Here are two teeth from two different specimens, the smaller white tooth is older, it must have spent a long time in the sun before being collected, the bony part of the roots is brittle. The larger tooth, the beige one, belonged to a younger animal, the chewing table is still very marked. For your information, the brown line that crossed the teeth marks the border of the gum. The largest part, root, is internal to the jaws. They weigh and measure respectively: 1,200 kg and 1,500 kg And measure: 19cmx5cmx11cm and 19x7x16cm.