It’s bizarre to me that the ivory trade still exists. No one is impressed by ivory anymore and there are much better materials to make things out of.
this post was submitted on 30 Jan 2025
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I mean, natural diamonds are still a thing while synthetic is better.
The diamond market has crashed tho. If only the ivory market would do the same!
I saw a documentary once that said that elephants are starting to be born without tusks. Male & female. It's evolution in action. It's sad to me, but life finds a way.
The market continues for people impressed by unethical qualities of materials as much as they're impressed by the physical properties. "Nobody" is impressed by real lion pelts either, yet rich game hunters continue. It's about dominance.
imagine how far into the front of an elephants skull they'd have to drill to anchor and ivory elephant denture
Maybe they could get sponsored by Fixodent.
Good for dents, great for dentures.
There was a sea turtle at an aquarium that I visited with a 3d printed shell, so why not this?
I'd prefer to use the confiscated tusks to beat the poachers with. After that, they should give them back.
perpetuelephant.