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Tuskers of Tembe Elephant Park
Tuskers of Africa
 
Tembe Elephant Park is situated in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
 
The park was developed by the Tembe Tribal Authority and Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife, the conservation body that also runs the adjacent Ndumo Game Reserve and other wildlife reserves in the province.
 
Tembe was established in 1983 and only opened to the public in 1991.
 
The park is home to more than 200 elephants which are reputed to be the largest in the world. Among them there are BIG Tuskers who I like to present here at these pages.
 
Next to the elephants there are lots of other species like Lion, Nyala, Rhino, Leopard,
African Painted (Wild) Dogs and many others 
 
The size of Tembe Elephant Park is covering 300 square km
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ragged left ear, both tusks inwards curved
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ID Marks - Description
ISILO died in 2014 (1956 - 2014)

He was the biggest tusker of South Africa for several years 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Died in 2021
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Died 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Died in 2021 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Died in 2016 because of a bull fight
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Died in 2017 by natural causes
 
Classically shaped tusks. Both ears are ragged
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Died in 2016 because of a "old age"  (his tusks: right 54kg, left 50kg)

ISILO

ISOSHA 

LEBO 

MrMacDonalds

RUDI 

NDAWOYAKE 

UCICI 

SIQUALO 

CHOTOZA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other pictures and not yet named tuskers

OTHER 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Died in 2012

INDUNA 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Died january 2013 by a bull fight

MKDEBONA 
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Transferred to another park, is no longer in Tembe
 
Both tusks curved inwards, right tusk longer then left. Ears: Both ears have several notches

 

NDODA MFISHANE 
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Died september 2015

MTAKABA 
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Inwards curved tusks. Notches in both ears.

VELEMPINI 
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Updated January 2022:     New: Zakhe and updated MFUNGENI and VELEMPINI                  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Both ears: Several notches, hole near the center of the left ear. Both tusks curved upwards

INDIDA 
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IGWEDLA 
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MANDLA
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Young bull with almost straight downward pointing tusks
Tembe tuskers of Yesterday
Died in 2018 by natural causes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

MFUNGENI
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Inwards curved tusks, notches in left ear
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Died April 2020 

MrHalfEar
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Classic curved tusks. Some notches in both ears.

STONE 
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NR 110 
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Inwards curved tusks. Ragged ears.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Upwards curved left tusk. Ragged ears

ZAKHE 
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