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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.

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Name 
(click on name)  
Picture   Update   
                   Characteristics                          
                 Area / Range                          
 Alexander
 
 09-02-2009 Alexander died february 7th 2009 just outside Mopani restcamp by natural cause (heart attack). He had a notch and small hole in his right ear.                                  Mopani
 Bububu
 
 24-01-2008  
 Half of the left tusk was missing and had a tear in his left ear. Died in october 1998
 Shingwedzi
 Duke
 
 24-11-2011  
 Duke died in september 2011, he was One of the most famous big 
 tuskers of Kruger NP.
 Crocodile Bridge to Tshokwane
 Gomondwane
 29-01-2009
Presumed dead, carcass never found. Left tusk broken, shorter then right tusk. 
 Lower Sabie / Crocodile Bridge
 Gumbandebvu
 05-09-2009
Presumed dead, carcass never found. Inward curving tusks, clean ears.
 Punda Maria - Babalala
 Hlamalala
 
 30-10-2008  Presumed dead, carcass never found.  Upward sweeping tusks  Letaba - Shingwedzi
 Hlanganini
 
 14-03-2011  A long inward curving left tusk, his right tust was broken  Letaba
 Letaba I
 
18-11-2008  A long inward curving left tusk, his right tust was broken  Letaba
 Letaba II
18-11-2008  Long matched tusks  Letaba
 MAC
30-12-2013  MAC died in 2013 by natural causes. He was tracked and traced by STE for about 10 years. (STE is Save The Elephants org)  Letaba - Timbavati - Shingwedzi
 Mabarule
 
18-11-2008  Died november 2004  Mopani
 Mahlati
18-11-2008  No information  Shingwedzi
 Mahudzi
24-04-2009
 Presumed dead, carcass never found.Inverted V-shaped tear at the
 bottom of his left ear and inward bowed and curved tusks
 Mopani (mooiplaas) - South of Letaba
 Mambrrr   06-12-2008  Died March 30th, 2007   Skukuza
 Mandhevhu   02-05-2010
 Mandhevhu died March 27-28th 2010. He was found near Mooiplaas Windmill close to Mopani restcamp. He had a very long left tusk and a broken right tusk
 Letaba - Mopani - Shingwedzi
 Mandleve   12-07-2009  Had a tear in his left ear. Died in 1993. Had biggest tusks of all Tuskers  Kruger Entrance Gate - Skukuza 
 Mashagadzi   16-07-2010  Died May 6th, 2007  Shingwedzi (Mashagadzi Windmill area)
 Masmambela   06-12-2008  His left tusk was slightly more cuved then right tusk.
 Died november 7th, 2006
 West of Shingwedzi (Red Rocks) to Punda
 Masorini   29-03-2010
 Clean ears, slight large elongated u-shaped notch on the right ear towards the top of the ear lobe. Right tusk curved slightly higher then the right tusk. He died in february 2010 by the results of a fight.
 Letaba - Phalaborwa - Mopani
 Massunguine   06-12-2008  Died May 14h, 2007  Shingwedzi (Mahlati Windmill area)
 Ma_Xangane    Died  Letaba - Shingwedzi
 Mazithe   29-01-2009  Presumed dead, carcass never found.  Long left tusk and floppy
 left ear
 Tshokwane - Orpen
 Mbohle   02-11-2008  Presumed dead, carcass never found.  Long left tusk, no right tusk  Shingwedzi (east)
 Miluwati   30-04-2009  Presumed dead, carcass never found.  Notch in right ear  Tshokwane
 Mlondozi   18-11-2008  Cut in bottom of his left ear, died in october 1998  Tshokwane (Mlondozi Dam area)
 Muliluane   30-12-2013
 Died in 2007 in private land outside Kruger NP.
 Southern section of Kruger 
 Mungana   31-03-2009
 Presumed dead, carcass never found. Tusks are bowed and curved,
 almost equal in size and slightly upwards
 Mopani (nshawu - mooiplaas)
 Mutlumuvi   01-09-2009
 Presumed dead, carcass never found. Classic shaped tusks, bowed
 and curved and slightly up- and inwards. Left tusk longer then right.
 U-shaped notch in right ear
 Timbetene area of the Tshokwane section
 Nhlangulene   18-11-2008  Died in 1987  Tshokwane (Nhlangulene Spruit area)
 Nwanedzi   17-08-2011  Died July 4th 2012  Letaba
 Oscar   14-03-2011  Two almost equally curved and bowed tusks. Tear in right ear.
 Died early 2007, carcas was found in Tshokwane area
 
 Tshokwane - Skukuza
 Phelwane   18-11-2008
 Died in january 1988
 Orpen
 Punda Maria   18-11-2008  Very long left tusk , curved inwards below the tip ot the right tusk  Punda Maria
 Shamariri   24-01-2009  Straight and downward pointing tusks  Letaba - Olifants
 Shiharini   02-11-2008   Presumed dead, carcass never found. Symmetrical forward
 curving tusks
 Lower Sabie
 Shilowa   24-01-2009  Died in april 1998  Letaba - Mopani (Middelvlei area)
 Shipandani   29-01-2009   Presumed dead, carcass never found. Long left tusk, no right tusk.  Mooiplaas area near Mopani
 Shisangane   18-11-2008  He had a broken left tusk. Died in september 1996  Satara
 Spirowiri   24-01-2009    Presumed dead, carcass never found. Two symmetrical inward
 curving tusks of equal length
 Shingwedzi
 Timaka   02-11-2008  
 Presumed dead, carcass never found. Notable V shaped notch in the
 left ear lobe. A small hole in the middle of the inverted v-shaped
 section can be seen towards the upper middle section of the shape
 Shingwedzi - Mopani (mooiplaas)
 Tsendze   16-12-2009
 
 Presumed dead, carcass never found. Probably 3.8m high,
 symmetric tusks, equally in length,  clean ears 
 
 Shingwedzi
 Tshilonde   18-01-2009 
 Presumed dead, carcass never found. Left tusk bowed and curved,
 right tusk more straight, he has a  distinctive kink in his tail. One of
 his tusks is broken.
 Mopani (mooiplaas - nshawu)
 Tshokwane   18-11-2008 
 He had a notch in his right ear and both tusks were broken.
 Died in  september 1998        
 Tshokwane - Satara - Metsie_Metsie
 Tsumane   21-05-2009 
 Presumed dead, carcass never found.Exceptionally splayed curving
 tusks, specially the left one
 Tsumane windmill, Dzombo east of
 Shingwedzi
     
Latest updates: 30-12-2013
New pictures of : Oscar (first pictures), Hlanganini (2003) and Mashagadzi (1999)

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