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Tuskers of Africa
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I will try to gather and update the information on this Tusker-site as good as possible and need the help of others (you?) to keep up with changes like areas where they have been seen lately, marks to recognize them and pictures of these beautiful elephants.

I hope you like this initiative and visit this part of the website frequently. Feel free to send an e-mail with relevant info and or pictures to my mail address.
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Name 
(click on name)  
Picture   Update   
                   Characteristics                          
                 Area / Range                          
 Babalala
 
 18-07-2011
 Tusks: Both heavy and thick. Chip out of top of the right tusk. 
 Left ear: Notches at the lower part of the earlobe, larger M-
 shaped notch near the center of same ear. Right ear: V-shaped
 noth at the lower part of the earlobe, smaller notches with a
 loose piece of skin near  the center of the ear
 Shingwedzi - Babalala
 Bakoor
 
 07-02-2010  Diverging tusks, clean ears                                  Shingwedzi 
 Boyala
 
 16-08-2010
 Left tusks is long and curved. Right tusk has been broken. Left
 ear is clean
 Shingwedzi - Babalala
 Bidzane
 
 09-09-2009  A characteristic large v-shaped tear/notch in the middle of
 the left earlobe, notable small hole about 10cm below the tear
 Letaba
 Duke
 
 14-03-2011
 Lost both tusks in 2 years time, first in august 2007, other in
 september 2008.  Collared in 2010
 Lower Sabie / Crocodile Bridge /  Thsokwane
 Ma_Xangane
 
 08-03-2011
 Large square shaped notch in the left ear (top). Right ear 
 severely ragged, with several V&U-shaped notches along the
 full lobe. Left tusk longer and straighter then right tusk
 Letaba - Shingwedzi
 Machachule    28-06-2011  
 Large uneven v-shaped tear in the right ear. Left ear has a
 medium sized square shaped notch towards the middle of the
 lobe, small flap of skin directly below this
 Shingwedzi
 Madolo    23-11-2010
 Left tusk slightly longer then right one. Small V-shaped
 notches  in the left ear and a small hole below the lower notch 
 in the left  ear is also visible
 Kruger Entrance Gate, Durell's Entry - Lower 
 Sabie - Talamati / Imbali area
 MaMerle    16-04-2010
 Notch in left ear (lower side of earlobe) and v shaped notch
 in down the centre of the left earlobe. Tips of tusks are broken.
 She has had twins (2 times) and is biggest Tusker Cow
 Skukuza - Tshokwane - Lower Sabie
 Mashakiri    02-11-2008  Long left tusk & short right tusk  Punda Maria
 Masthulele    28-06-2011
 Small v-shaped notch and tiny hole in the left ear. Thickened 
 skin growth near the narrowing section of the trunk. 
 Tusks are symmetrical with the left tusk curving slightly higher
 then the right.
 Mopani (mooiplaas) - Letaba
 MaTrix    14-04-2010
 Longer left tusk, thick tusks for tusker-cow
 Tshokwane - Satara
 Mavalanga   27-07-2010
 Curved tusks. Thickend skin on his trunk. Right ear: a small 
 hole and a V-shaped notch, small piece of loose skin. Left ear:
 Two U-shaped notches and a small hole.
 Pafuri - Shingwedzi - Mopani - Olifants
 Mavatsani   07-12-2010
 Clean ears, classic shaped big tusks equal in length
 Babalala - Shingwedzi 
 Mbazo    03-04-2010
 Clean ears. The left tusk is short and curved upwards. The
 right  tusk is long and almost straight, bowed at the
 end                              
 Olifants - Satara
 Mculu    17-11-2010
 Several notches in left ear. The right ear has a small hole and
 some notches with loose pieces of skin. Both tusks are curved
 inwards. The right tusk is sweeping upwards.
 Letaba
 Metsi-Metsi    31-03-2010   Long right tusk, small piece of broken left tusk  Tshokwane - Metsi-Metsi
 Muliluane    10-11-2010 
 He has widely spread tusks. Left tusk notably longer then the
 right. A prominent square notch/tear in his left ear, with a 
 loose piece of skin just below that, also a notable hole is same 
 ear.
 Between KNP and Sabi Sands, down to north of
 Skukuza 
      
 
 
 Ngonyama   01-08-2010 
 Widely splayed tusks. Left tusk slightly longer then the right
 tusk. A small hole at the lower side of the left ear. Some
 thickened skin on the upper trunk.
 Phalaborwa - Mopani - Letaba
 Ngunyupezi    15-05-2010 
 Left tusk is much longer then the right. The left tusk has grown
 with the curve backwards towards the body. 
 Red Rocks area, between Bateleur Bush Camp
 and Shingwedzi
 Ntombazana    03-04-2010
 Small V shaped notch in left ear and about 10cm above this
 notch he has a hole. Some small notches in right ear near the
 centre of his ear lobe. Left tusk more bowed then right one
 Mopani
 Nwashinangana    16-01-2011
 Very thick tusks, widely splayed. 2 small v-shaped notches in
 his right ear. Left tusk longer and less curved then right tusk. A
 tennisball sized swelling on left flank about 50cm from the tail 
 of the bull. Two small notches in left ear.
 Lower Sabie and Tshokwane to Satara -
 Orpen / Sabie Sands
     
 
 
 Shimatsi    02-11-2008   Long left / no right tusk. Swelling behind left shoulder  Shingwedzi (south- eendrag waterhole)
 Sikele    28-06-2009  Asymmetrical tusks   Punda Maria (northern part)
 Thandamamba   01-08-2010 
 Heavy / thick splayed tusks. Left tusk straighter and longer
 then the right tusk. Right ear: several ear notches, V-shaped
 tear to the center of the ear and a U-shaped notch at the lower
 part near the neckline
 Very southern part of the Kruger NP (Malelane- Gardenia Hide - Jock Concession)
 Tsotsi    16-02-2010 
 Symmetrical tusks with the left tusk slightly more curved
 upwards then the right. U-shaped notch in the right ear with a   square notch approximately 15cm below this. 2  mall holes approximately 5cm apart on the left ear lobe, not       always visible.
 Mopani - Letaba
         
         
Recent updates:  July 1st (Babalala)  June 28th (Machachule & Masthulele)    March 8th (Ma_Xangane)    January 16th  (Nwashinangana)
 
Added from New&Promising: Babalala, Boyala and Mavatsani
 
Moved to Tuskers of Yesterday: Mbohle, Miluwati, Mungana, Mutlumuvi, Timaka and Tsendze