Elephant tooth Loxodonta africana
The M6 molar of an adult elephant is a large grinding plate and when the dentine and cementine wear down the elephant no longer breaks down its food properly at about 60 years of age and death soon follows
Size: 5200px × 3391px
Location: Hwange National Park Zimbabwe.
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves; Agfa Awards Winner / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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