A man attempting to illegally export items made from elephant and walrus ivory has received a ... when in fact it was a carved ivory figure which had been sold for £147 and was being delivered ...

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A California man has been fined $50,000 in Vermont for illegally importing carvings made from sperm whale teeth and walrus tusk across the U.S.-Canadian border ...

a pair of carved walrus tusks, and eight miniature porcelain polar bears—an iconography of the Arctic and Antarctic. On a wall is a portrait of Vladimir Putin. Chilingarov sits in a leather ...

Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert ...

Thousands of massive stone monuments, known as Moai, preside over Easter Island. The way they were carved, using only stone tools, seems unfathomable. (04:11) Explore Subscribe Newsletters Content ...

Male walrus tusks can grow up to 39 inches long and female walrus tusks can grow up to 31.5 inches long. The average weight ...

The tusk was described by auctioneers as "extraordinarily ... item is said to have been discovered in Siberia in the 19th Century and carved in China. It was purchased by a private buyer in ...

On average, they stand 13 feet high and weigh 14 tons, human heads-on-torsos carved in the male form from rough hardened volcanic ash. The islanders call them "moai," and they have puzzled ...

Numerous carvings and writings in several languages have been found on the barracks walls of the Angel Island Immigration Station. The overwhelming majority of these remarkable writings are poems ...

Several altar boys work together to disrobe a small wooden statue of Christ dressed as a king, a replica of an icon devotees believe Ferdinand Magellan brought to the island in 1521. They remove ...

In late August 2019 we set off for the remote island of Wrangel in Russia’s ... while brandishing a large stick said to mimic a walrus tusk. It’s the ultimate game of chicken, reliant on ...