Identified Tuskers of Kruger National Park

[harrys]

MIGHTY CRAIC

This bull has been named by STE.

Characteristics
Right ear: small hole, left ear: two small holes. Both tusks cirved inwards.
Collared by STE (June 2012)

Range
Letaba

Masorini, August 2014

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[aat]

NGONYAMA

Named by SANParks in 2010.

Characteristics
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.

Range
Phalaborwa - Mopani - Letaba.

Tuskers of Africa - Ngonyama

[Richprins]

Near Letaba, 2011

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[Sprocky]

Februar 2014 on the H14.

Sprocky,
Hope you are doing well and maybe we see other again in april/may in kruger
Not that easy to ID this one but almost sure it is Ngonyama. Widely spread tusks and area (H14). I have some pics of him in almost similar position so that's why I am almost sure it's him. Don't know if you have more pics of him?

[Flutterby]

We saw this big boy on the H9 on 22/04/2014. His right tusk is longer than the left and he has two small holes in his left ear.

In all likeliness he is Ngonyama, his tusks match in length, thickness, curvature and both tusks have sharp, rather unblemished tips with no grass notches.
Another clue is the tiny hole in the extreme lower tip of the left ear.
The tuft of tail hair on your photos also match this feature on Aat's website.
The area where you saw this tusker also coincides with Ngonyama's stomping grounds.
The two small holes higher up on the left ear must be new markings.

[aat]

NSEMANI

Characteristics
Both tusks equal in length and classic shaped. Right ear unknown (not visible so far), small hole in left ear.

Range
Satara

Tuskers of Africa - Nsemani

[Heksie]

Nov/Dec 2012

Now, this is a special sighting as I mailed Aat these pics wanting to find out if this is a tusker and he mailed me a while back and said that this is a prospective tusker, named Nsemani as he is seen regularly on the H7.

[Pumbaa]

Nsemani on the S39 on 19.02.2014

[aat]

NWANETSI

Characteristics
Left ear: V-shaped notch at bottom of earlobe, right ear: clean. Right tusk longer then left one.

Range
Satara

Tuskers of Africa - Nwanetsi

[aat]

NWATIMBUTI

Characteristics
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.

Range
Letaba

Tuskers of Africa - Nwatimbuti