Sunday, February 18, 2007

Elephant's Tusk Removed With Chain Saw
Saturday, February 17, 2007

PORTLAND, Ore. — The next time you dread a trip to the dentist, consider the plight of poor Tusko the elephant.
It took veterinarians and a dentist nearly five hours Saturday to remove what was left of an elephant's infected tusk at the Oregon Zoo, and it took a chain saw, hand saws and a drill that can punch through concrete to do the job.

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