#Ambrym is an island in the Pacific nation of Vanuatu, known for its unique culture where #boartusks, like those pictured, are highly valued as symbols of wealth and social rank

#Ambrym is an island in the Pacific nation of Vanuatu, known for its unique culture where #boartusks, like those pictured, are highly valued as symbols of wealth and social rank

#Chestornament Made of #boartusks and worn on the chest doring hanle, this ornament was said to protect the wearer's heart from arrows Warriors, respecting the strength and ferocity of feral pigs, chose their tusks for ornaments

#Chestornament

Made of #boartusks and worn on the chest doring hanle, this ornament was said to protect the wearer's heart from arrows Warriors, respecting the strength and ferocity of feral pigs, chose their tusks for ornaments

Giant prehistoric salmon had tusk-like teeth, just like a warthog's The largest salmon species ever discovered, Oncorhynchus rastrosus may have used its distinctive, tusk-like teeth to compete with rivals, defend against predators and dig nests.

🐟☠️ #Fossilfish #salmon
🐗 #boartusks

Imagine a salmon, but 8 ft long. Now add tusks like a wild boar. Meet Oncorhynchus rastrosus