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. Both variants will have poor chances of survival and will be unlikely to reproduce.
B. Tuskless elephants will be more likely to survive and pass on the trait for no tusks to their offspring.
C. Tusked elephants will be more likely to survive and pass on the trait for tusks to their offspring.
D. Both variants will have high survival rates and will be equally likely reproduce.