Elephant Skull (IMAGE)

University of New Mexico

Elephant Skull

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An Asian elephant from the Oklahoma City Zoo passed away from unknown causes. After the Museum of Osteology prepared the specimen as a skeleton and found affected and deformed molars, that diagnosis was determined to be the cause of death. The zoo now uses new dental monitoring techniques on its elephants because of this interaction with the museum.

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Jennifer D'Agostino

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