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Photographed by Matthew Axelrod
Location: Letaba (just north of Letaba camp)
Date: June 27th 2012
Photographed by Anthony Webb
Location: Letaba (just north of Letaba camp)
Date: June 12th 2012
Photographed by Jenny and Rod Bell
Location: Letaba river (from bridge near Letaba camp)
Date: April 1st 2013
Photographed by Valerie Nxumalo
Location: Mopani area (Middelvlei)
Date: December 26th 2013
Photographed by Richard Brett
Location: Letaba area
Date: May 8th 2014
Photographed by Richard Brett
Location: Letaba area
Date: June 26th 2014
Updated: March 27th 2016 Photos by: Adriaan Laubscher
MASTHULELE
Tuskers of Kruger
Tusks are symmetrical with the left tusk curving a bit higher then the right tusk
Left ear: Mainly clean
Right ear: Small
V-shaped notch and tiny hole near the center
Trunk: Thickend skin just under the level of the tusks
ID marks Tusks:
ID marks Ears :
Name means "The Quiet One"
Range
Photographed by Aat Vuik
Location: Letaba (Letaba Riverbed)
Date: May 12th 2011
Photographed by Gerhard Strydom
Location: Letaba (close to camp)
Date: June 13th 2011
Photographed by Evelyn Visage
Location: Letaba area
Date: July 16th 2014
Photographed by Denise Maclachlan
Location: Letaba area
Date: June 18th 2014
Photographed by Jacques Joubert
Location: Letaba area
Date: July 26th 2014
Photographed by Marette Bennett
Location: Letaba area
Date: November 4th 2014
Photographed by Mohammed & Sharifa Jinnah
Location: Letaba area
Date: December 30th 2014
Photographed by Erich Thom
Location: near Letaba camp
Date: January 25th 2015
Photographed by: Jacques & Michelle Joubert
Location: Letaba region
Date: May 15th 2015
Photographed by: Dave West
Location: Letaba region
Date: December 2nd 2015
Photographed by: Adriaan Laubscher
Location: Letaba region
Date: December 3rd 2015
Photographed by Hamish Currie
Location: Letaba area
Date: May 2014
Masthulele died in 2016
This great Tusker hasn't been seen for a long time but in August 2017 there was confirmation that he died.
The last pictures showed him very thin and after this he hasn't been seen anymore.
About his Tusks:
Left
Length (cm) 234cm
Mass (kg) 51kg
Circumference at Lip (cm) 49.5cm
Right
Length (cm) 245cm
Mass (kg) 54kg
Circumference at Lip (cm) 49.5cm