FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - An elephant at a California zoo has been cured of a bad habit of cracking its tusks thanks to some added bling.
Officials at Fresno Chaffee Zoo say Vus’Musi, a male African elephant, was outfitted six months ago with a pair of special brass tusk caps. They say the pachyderm hasn’t broken a tusk since.
The Fresno Bee reported Monday (https://bit.ly/2lYhooE ) that the caps act like crowns for human teeth.
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Elephants use tusks to dig, lift and rub against trees, causing damage to what are essentially external teeth. Cracks in tusks can lead to infections.
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Information from: The Fresno Bee, https://www.fresnobee.com
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