Tuskers of Kruger Discussions & Identification

[aat]

AMAZING !!

In 2009 and 2011 Richard Brett and I photographed a tusker... I added him to the tusker site with the name HLAMVU (after a small "river" between Mopani and Shingwedzi)

Never seen a picture of him again till... today Richard photographed him two weeks ago again in same area ... only change , he broke the tips of both tusks (probably grass notches causing this)

I just could say wowwwwww... amazing ...after almost 5 years he showed up again.

HLAMVU today:
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Another tusker KALEKA, also two weeks ago

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you wanna see more of them:

HLAMVU
http://www.tuskersofafrica.com/tuskersnw/hlamvu.htm

KALEKA
http://www.tuskersofafrica.com/tuskersnw/kaleka.htm

[nan]

indeed great news

and again an "old" friend of mine (Kaleka)

well done

[Alf]

I will be searching for them in 3 weeks time

[Richprins]

Very interesting that time lapse!

[Flutterby]

Great that he's doing well!

[Lisbeth]

[100ponder]

Great stuff !

Kaleka showing regularly on FB.

Hlamvu seems youngish and tusks not quite in growth spurt - imagine how they can grow !

[okie]

I will be searching for them in 3 weeks time

Alf , you will certainly enjoy . The north of the park is literally teeming with elephants at present , and there are big ones around Not necessarily all of them with big tusks , but the size of those guys And , it appears that the bulls outnumber the cows and youngsters at least two to one
They congregate wherever there is water , especially in the hot afternoons , in herds 50 - 60 strong .

[Lisbeth]

Must be great to see Is there enough water in the north?

[aat]

Okie,
we will be in the north for 3 weeks starting October 21st. Hope te see a number of big boys.
Over the last couple of months I received pics of Kaleka, Ngodzi, Mavatsani, Shipene, Nkombo, Mandzemba,Hlamvu and Mashikiri all in the regions north of Letaba


Alf , you will certainly enjoy . The north of the park is literally teeming with elephants at present , and there are big ones around Not necessarily all of them with big tusks , but the size of those guys And , it appears that the bulls outnumber the cows and youngsters at least two to one
They congregate wherever there is water , especially in the hot afternoons , in herds 50 - 60 strong .[/quote]