Tuskers of Kruger Discussions & Identification

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Tuskers of Kruger Discussions & Identification

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Post your pics of Big Tuskers seen in Kruger, and Aat, our Big Tusker expert, will try to identify them for you! \O


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Seen in the Shingwedzi Area.

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A big tusker seen near Mopani in March, 2010.

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This is Kumana, seen at Mazithi Dam in Sept. 2010.

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This is Zambhala, seen from the low level bridge outside LS in Sept. 2010.

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This huge one just North of Shingwedzi last week:

Mavatsani

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Will send on to Aat!


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Name of this one is Nwashinangana
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This is the current Big boy from Mopani Dont know his name...(News on Tsotsi...saw him last in Aug 2009 outside Letaba camp)



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Here's an unusual location: Voortrekker Road Late 2010! (Pk-Afsaal)

A very big elephant in stature!

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RP thanks for sending the pics.

@ All , thanks for a warm welcome here..... nice to see friends I don't see anymore at sanparks ....curious about what happened ??

I will be here regularly, no problem and love to help with giving answers

For the ones not at SP anymore...
I just updated my website about the tuskers with 3 different documents tuskers per region, north, central and south

Updated with most recent info and pics I have.


We all know I think that Duke has died oct 1st

other update: Nwashinangana has broken his left tusk (just the top), pics arrived yesterday mad april 2010.

I really like to be here... good company here for tuskers and beers ....lol


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Sure this is Mpenza, seen outside Shingwedzi on 2nd October 2011.

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