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Last update: July 11th 2011 Picture by Jean Graham
DUKE
NAME
Duke is named after Thom Duke (ranger at Lower Sabie between 1903 and 1923)
CHARACTERISTICS
He was the largest Tusker in the Kruger National Parc till august 2008, when he broke his last tusk. He lost both tusks in about 1 year time, both tusks were found by staff of the KNP. Died october 1st 2011
AREA
From Crocodile Bridge area (S28) up to Tshokwane and Malelane
TUSKS
Left Tusk Right Tusk
175 cm 156 cm
37,00 kg 32,00 kg
*Remark: These are the sizes of the broken tusks and found by the rangers in the KNP.
Tuskers of Africa
Photographed by Frans & Shirley Pienaar
Location: Near Crocodile Bridge
Date: May 30th 2010
Photographed by Hayden Brown
Location: Near Crocodile Bridge
Date: August 24th 2010
Photographed by Jean Graham
Location: Near Crocodile Bridge (S28 untarred road)
Date: June 28th 2011
Photographed by Hans Jürgen Buchholz
Location: Near Crocodile Bridge (S28) close to waterhole Duke
Date: May 1st 2011
Photographed by Sharifa Jinnah
Location: Near Lower Sabie (intersection between S29 and S122)
Date: April 29th 2011
Photographed by Jean Graham
Location: Near Crocodile Bridge along main road H4-2
Date: Oktober 27th 2010
Sad news arrived:
DUKE died first of october 2011. As far as we know he died of old age.
Duke was a special Tusker. Some years
ago he was the tusker with the biggest tusks in Kruger , maybe even southern africa for some years.
Many visitors of Kruger NP knew
him and searched for him during their trips. During his life he allready was a living legend.
Now the Legend has died.