African elephants have few predators other than lions and

Last updated: 4/14/2023

African elephants have few predators other than lions and crocodiles However humans have long hunted them for their ivory tusks Female African elephants exist in two variants One variant has long tusks which they use for defense and gathering food The other variant has no tusks In an elephant population that is protected from hunting but experiences natural predation what is most likely to be true A Tusked elephants will be more likely to survive and pass on the trait for tusks to their offspring OB Both variants will have high survival rates and will be equally likely reproduce C Tuskless elephants will be more likely to survive and pass on the trait for no tusks to their offspring D Both variants will have poor chances of survival and will be unlikely to reproduce