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Mahlahini Tusker Kruger National Park
Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2014 4:45 am
by aat
Mahlahini 26 April 2014 near Letaba
On our way from Satara to Mopani and just outside Letaba camp he was doing some "gardening". I stopped and recognized some big tusks almost hidden in some thick bush. As tusker whisperer I started to talk to him, asking to show himself and guess what.... ? he did
Coming out of the bush ready for a photo-shoot.
MAHLAHINI
(recognized here and sure he is monitored somewhere else
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just coming out of the bush
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Posing....
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Showing his left side
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Coming closer , listening to the whispers
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MAKHADZI
Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2014 4:45 am
by aat
MAKHADZI
Characteristics
A small notch in right ear (centre), left ear two very small holes but not good visible. The right tusk has been broken long time ago but is growing again. Left tusk shaped in classical way.
Range
Letaba
September 2010 near Letaba
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© Duke
MALOPENYANA
Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2014 4:47 am
by aat
MALOPENYANA
Characteristics
Small hole in the lower section of the left ear. Both tusks are almost equal in lenght.
Range
Letaba
Tuskers of Africa - Malopenyana
Malopenyana Tusker Kruger National Park
Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2014 4:47 am
by Flutterby
Took these pics on 27.09.2012 from Letaba Camp.
Looking back through this thread I see I posted these already and Aat said this could be Malopenyana. It looks like he has the hole in his left ear like Malopenyana.
aat wrote:Well done
MASTHULELE
Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2014 4:50 am
by aat
MASTHULELE
This bull has been named by SANParks in 2005.
Characteristics
Thickened skin growth near the narrowing section of the trunk. Tusks are symmetrical with the left tusk curving slightly higher then the right.
Range
Letaba – Mopani
Tuskers of Africa - Masthulele
Masthulele Tusker Kruger National Park
Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2014 4:53 am
by leachy
Masthulele.
Dec 2010 at Letaba
Masthulele Tusker of Kruger National Park
Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2014 4:55 am
by Richprins
Masthulele October 2013, Letaba Camp
Masthulele Tusker of Kruger National Park
Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2014 4:55 am
by Duke
Dec. 2013, near Middlevlei
© Valerie Nxumalo
© Valerie Nxumalo
© Valerie Nxumalo
© Valerie Nxumalo
aat wrote:
It is the Masthulele (probably biggest tusker in kruger at the moment). It also confirms Masthulele roams the area between Letaba - Phalaborwa and Mopani area
Great pics and you are on the list for the 2014 awards.
More important is posting these pics of these Big Boys.
Can you send the pics to me for updating the tusker site?
email:
tuskers@zeelandnet.nl
Masthulele Tusker Kruger National Park
Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2014 5:04 am
by Super Mongoose
Masthulele 4 November 2014
Masthulele Tusker Kruger National Park
Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2014 5:04 am
by Duke
The majestic
Masthulele seen south of Letaba on 30 December 2014
