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Photographed by: Lappies Labuschagne
Location: Near Letaba
Date: May 2009
Last update: 20-08-2010
Most recent pictures by Shirley & Frans Pienaar (24-5-2010)
Last added pictures by Berno Roodt (june 30th 2008)
MA_XANGANE
NAME
(Also Mashangaan) Named after Mike English (ranger in the KNP).
Ma Xangane, means "One who speaks Shangaan"
CHARACTERISTICS
Large u-shaped notch in the left ear (top) Right ear is severely ragged, with v- and u-shaped notches along the earlobe. Left tusk longer then the right tusk
AREA
Letaba
Phographed by : Aat Vuik
Location: Near Letaba
February 21 2007
Photographed by :
Wayne Calitz
Location: 15km north of Letaba
December 6th 2009
You can see clearly the notch in the left ear (top) and the ragged right ear.
Tuskers of Africa
Photographed by : Samantha Bradley
Location: Satara area
Date: March 27th 2010
Ma_Xangane "normally" roams the Letaba area, but now seen near Satara and a week later in Djuma reserve (south-west of Orpen gate)
Photographed by : Wayne and his daughter Jamie-Lee Calitz
Location: South of Letaba
Date: May 8th 2010
Photographed by:
Shirley & Frans Pienaar
Location: Near Letaba
Date: May 24th 2010
Phographed by :
Berno Roodt
Location: 2km west of Letaba restcamp
Date: June 30th 2008