NitroX
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Big Tusker Elephants - Discussion thread
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Alexander
"Big Tusker Elephants" - eMagazine photo thread
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| Ben |
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| 08/05/11 07:32 AM |
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Thanks for sharing these, John. I didn't know there were so many big ones with names.
| mikeh416Rigby |
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| 08/05/11 07:33 AM |
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Alas...only in my dreams.
| FATBOY404 |
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| 08/05/11 07:41 AM |
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Great photo.
It may take a decade or so but I will hunt an Elephant bull !!.
| 500Nitro |
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On the other thread thatthe link takes you to, does anyone know why the elephant called "Mafunyane" has a clearly defined dent / hole in the top of his forehead ?
Is it because he was shot at some point ?
| ozhunter |
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It may have been from a drop spear.
| 500Nitro |
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It's OK, I did a search and found he had a hole in his skull
that went to the nasal cavity and he breathed through it.
No mention of being shot or anything.
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NitroX
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Quote:
Thanks for sharing these, John. I didn't know there were so many big ones with names.
A lot are dead. Certainly the ones with ivory weights, but also many of the others too.
I like looking through the photo thread, and imagining elephants like that in the wild. What a wonderful sight. With a bit of imagination one can hear the trumpeting, feel the earth shake, and smell the dust as well.
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NitroX
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Massunguine
Length Left 272 cm Right 258 cm
Weight Left 52.75 kg Right 53.25 kg
Circumference at lip Left 47 cm Right 48 cm