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Tuskers of Africa
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Name 
(click on name)  
Picture   Update   
                   Characteristics                          
                 Area / Range                          
 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
 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
 Ma_Xangane
 
 21-08-2011
 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
 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
 Malopenyana    28-06-2011
 Small hole in the lower section of the left ear. Both tusks are almost 
 equal in lenght
 Letaba
 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.
 Letaba - Mopani
 MaTimba    14-05-2013
 Female tusker. Both tusks almost equal in length. Clean right ear, a 
 hole in the lower side of the left ear.
 Satara
 Mavumbye    17-02-2013
 Right ear is "floppy", two smaller notches in the left ear. Both tusks curved in- and upwards and almost equal in length
 Satara
 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    03-01-2012
 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
 Mfuleni    03-04-2010   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
 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
 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
 Nwanedzi     17-08-2011
 Died July 4th 2012
 Letaba
 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
 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
 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
 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
         
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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                                               
 Boyala
 
 16-08-2010
 Left tusks is long and curved. Right tusk has been broken. Left
 ear is clean
 Shingwedzi - Babalala
 Dungile
 
 17-02-2013
 Both tusks curved inwards. Big notch in right ear, two small notches in the left ear.
 Shingwedzi - Babalala
 Hlamvu
 
 06-01-2012
 
 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
 
 17-09-2011
 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
   19-08-2011
 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
 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
 Mandzemba    06-01-2012
 Small notches in both ears. Both tusks are almost equal in lenght,
 thick and relatively straight
 Shingwedzi
 Marhumbini    21-06-2011
 Small hole and notch in right ear. Left ear was not visible. Has
 only right tusk, no left tusk. Two holes/Injuries in lower part of
 trunk
 Mopani
 Masasana    15-09-2011
 Almost clean ears. Two visible grass notches on his tusks
 Letaba - Mopani
 Mashakiri    02-11-2008
 Long left tusk & short right tusk
 Punda Maria
 Mashikiri    25-06-2012
 Big notch in left ear, right ear clean. Tusks almost equal in length, 
 left a bit more curved then right
 Punda Maria
 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    12-10-2011
 Clean right ear, left ear several very small notches and v-
 shaped notch at the lower part of the earlobe. Classic shaped
 tusks, equal in length
 Babalala - Shingwedzi 
 Mpenza     23-10-2011 
 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    26-10-2011
 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 - 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
 Nkokodzi    19-08-2011 
 Right ear: 2 smaller notches at the lower part, a big notch in the
 center and a hole just under the big notch. Left ear: A notch in the
 lower part. Tusks: Both tusks curved upwards. Left tusk a bit
 higher then right tusk. Right tusk thicker.
 Shingwedzi
 Nshawani    17-09-2011
 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)
 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
 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)
 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
 Shimatsi    06-08-2011   Long left / no right tusk. Swelling behind left shoulder  Shingwedzi - Satara
       
 Shisha    21-02-2012
 Both tusks almost equal in lenght and both inward curved. Left
 ear: Bigger notch on top and at the lower part and many very small 
 notches. Right ear: Two wider notches at the top
 Shingwedzi - Babalala
 Tihongonyeni    16-09-2011 
 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
         
Name 
(click on name)  
Picture   Update   
                   Characteristics                          
                 Area / Range                          
 
 
 
                                                                                                                  
 
 Duke
 
 12-10-2011
 DUKE died october 1st 2011  
 Lost both tusks in 2 years time, first in august 2007, other in
 september 2008.  Collared in 2010
 Lower Sabie / Crocodile Bridge /  Thsokwane
 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
 Kumana    08-06-2011  
 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.
 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    12-08-2011
 Left ear: Notch in lower side and v-shaped notch in the centre of the earlobe. 
 Skukuza - Tshokwane - Lower Sabie
 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
 MaTrix    14-04-2010
 Longer left tusk, thick tusks for tusker-cow
 Tshokwane - Satara
 Metsi-Metsi    31-03-2010
 Long right tusk, small piece of broken left tusk
 Tshokwane - Metsi-Metsi
 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
         
 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 
 Nhlowa    07-01-2012
 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 
 Nwaniku    16-01-2011
 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
 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
 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)
 Zambhala    07-01-2012 
 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
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February 2013 Added Dungile      
May 2013 Added MaTimba 
January 2013  Updatesd several tuskers    
(Names in black are the officially named tuskers by Sanparks)
(Names in black are the officially named tuskers by Sanparks)
(Names in black are the officially named tuskers by Sanparks)