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Tuskers of Africa
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                          
 
 
     
 Fayi
 
 04-02-2011
 Both tusks almost equal in length. Left ear several notches and 
 loose pieces of skin and two small holes. Right ear a large "W"
 shaped notch.
 Pretoriuskop
 Girivana
 
 21-06-2011
 Thick left tusk, bowed and curved upwards. Right tusk is very short ,
 has been broken. Remarkable, this bull is huge.                              
 Satara
 Hlahleni
 
 09-08-2010
 Both ears are clean. Left (mastertusk) more bowed and curved then
 right (slave tusk), very classic shaped tusks, almost equal in
 length.                              
 Letaba
 Hlamvu
 
 17-02-2011  
 V shaped notch in left ear at the lower part of the earlobe. The right
 ear has several notches. Both tusks are curved inwards
 Mopani - Shingwedzi
 Kaleka
 
 21-06-2011
 A small v-shaped notch in upper part of left ear. Right ear is clean. 
 Right tusk more straight and longer then left tusk 
 Mopani 
 Kumana
 
 08-02-2011
 Left ear: Hole near the center of the ear and small piece of loose
 skin. Right ear: Lower part "ragged" with big notchesand tears. 
 Tusks: Thick and widely splayed, right tusk longer then left.
 Tshokwane - Satara - Timbavati Res.
 Madzopfurini
 
 03-04-2010
 Almost clean ears, only at the left ear, at top of the earlobe there is a
 small notch with a small piece of loose skin. Both tusks are curving
 up- and inwards.
 Mopani
 Mahlahini
 
 12-12-2010
 Clean right ear, in the left ear (the lower part) a small notch with a 
 small piece of loose skin. Both tusks are curved.
 Letaba
 Makhadzi
 
 22-02-2011
 A small notch in right ear (centre), left ear two very small holes but
 not good visible. The right tusk has been broken long time ago but is
 growing again. Left tusk shaped in classical way
 Letaba
 Makungwe
 09-08-2011   MaKungwe is a Cow (Female Tusker). Clean ears. The left tusk is
 bowed and curved upwards. The right tusk is long and more straight
 and extremely pointing right
 Lower Sabie - Crocodile Bridge
 Mandzemba
 21-06-2011
 Small notches in both ears. Both tusks are almost equal in lenght ,
 thick and relatively straight.
 Shingwedzi
 Malopenyana
 12-12-2010
 Small hole in the lower section of the left ear. Both tusks are almost 
 equal in lenght.
 Letaba
 Marhumbini
 21-06-2011
 Small hole and notch in right ear. Left ear was not visible. Has only a
 right tusk, no left tusk. Two holes/Injuries in lower part of trunk.
 Mopani 
 
 
 
 
 
 Mfuleni    04-12-2010 
 Right ear, small hole, a V-shaped notch and at top of the earlobe a 
 loose piece of skin. Small notch in left ear. Right tusk is thick and
 curved, left tusk is broken.
 Letaba
 Mitomeni    09-08-2011 
 Wide v-shaped notch in right ear at the upper part top of the earlobe. 
 Small v shaped notch in left ear, at the lower part of the earlobe.
 Classical shaped tusks, right tusk a bit higher then left one
 Lower Sabie - Skukuza - Berg en Dal -
 Crocodile  Bridge
 Mpenza    17-01-2011 
 Collared. Widely splayed thick tusks, both curved, left tusk
 pointing a bit higher then right. Almost clean ears, just a small
 notch in the left ear near the center.
 Shingwedzi
 Ngodzi    21-06-2011
 Small v-shaped notch in left ear at the upper part top of the earlobe. 
 Rigth ear clean. Right tusk longer and more straight then left one. Left
 tusk has been broken.   
 Mopani
 Ngotso    30-05-2010 
 Large notch in the right ear (centre), some small notches in the left
 ear. The left tusk is a bit longer and more curved then right one
 Olifants - Tshokwane 
 Nhlowa    12-12-2010
 Very small notch in right ear (centre)  and  two small notches in the
 left ear (centre and upper part of the earlobe) The left tusk is longer
 then right one and curved upwards. The right tusk is more straight.
 Lower Sabie - Crocodile Bridge 
 Nshawani    21-06-2011
 Almost clean right ear, only a small hole in the lower part of the
 earlobe, a u-shaped notch in the left ear with a loose piece of skin
 and just above this notch a smaller v-shaped notch. The left tusk is
 broken. The right tusk is long and shaped in a classical way.
 Mopani (Mooiplaas - Nshawu) 
 Nwambu    04-04-2011
 Right ear: U-shaped notch and small loose piece of skin (center), left ear:
 small piece of loose skin (center) Tusks: almost same length, left a bit more
 curved
 Mopani (Mooiplaas) 
 Nwanedzi  
 21-06-2011  
 Clean full ears. The left tusk is short (broken), but shows signs of
 recovery and further growth. The right tusk shaped in a classical way
 Letaba
 Nwaniku    10-11-2010
 Clean right ear. Wider notch in center and small hole in lower part of 
 the left ear. The left tusk is broken, small piece remaining.  The right
 tusk is long and curved
 Skukuza - Pretoriuskop
 Nwatimbuti    19-09-2010
 Left ear: U-shaped notch near the center, Right ear: a small notch
 also near the center. Right tusk long and curved, left tusk broken and
 pointing a bit to the left
 Letaba
 Riceho    24-09-2010 
 
 Both ears are clean. Classic and thick tusks
 Shingwedzi
 Shashanga    08-08-2010 
 Left ear: a notch at the centre of the earlobe and a v-shaped notch at
 the bottom. Right ear: several notches. Has only one tusk (left)
 Punda Maria
 Shibotwana    24-07-2010 
 Huge bull. Right ear: several notches, a notch with a loose piece of
 skin near the centre of the earlobe. Left ear: Clean
 Satara
 Tihongonyeni    22-06-2011 
 Right ear, small hole near the center. Left ear, three wide notches
 and three holes, two at the lower part and one near the center of the
 ear. Right tusks pointing upwards, left tusk more straight
 Mopani - Shingwedzi
 Tinyarhini    07-08-2010 
 Right tusk , no left tusk. Left ear: small notch at the bottum of the
 earlobe and a bigger notch just under the center of the ear with a
 little piece of loose skin. Right ear: small notch at the bottum of the
 earlobe.
 Shingwedzi
 Xipembane    04-12-2010 
 
 Left ear: Notch with loose piece of skin and a hole in the lower part. 
 Right ear: Mainly clean. Tusks: Left tusk more straight, right tusk 
 curved. Left tusk a bit longer then right one.  
 Olifants
 Zambhala    12-12-2010 
 V-shaped notch in left ear with a small hole just above this notch.
 Small notch in the right ear (centre). The left tusk is a bit longer and
 more straight  then right tusk.
 Crocodile Bridge - Tshokwane
         
         
 
 All elephants on this page are not officially named tuskers yet.
 Reason to set up this page is to help people identifying elephants during their trips to Kruger NP. The names are 
 given by me, based on the location they have been seen first. Names are after (small) rivers or waterholes close
 to that location. 
 Also I add elephants with potential to become Tuskers in near future, based on size and thickness of the
 tusks. With this we can follow promising elephants from young age to maybe a Big Tusker.
 
Recent updates: Mitomeni, MaKungwe, Mandzemba, Riceho, Girivana, Marhumbini, Nshawani, Ngodzi & Kaleka   
 
New       : June 22th (Tihongonyeni) 
 
Moved to Tuskers of Today: Babalala, Boyala and Mavatsani