Watch Spectacular Large Tusker Elephant In Action

‘N’wendlamuhari’ is Shangaan for the Sand River which means ‘the river that is fierce when in flood’ the name links to the bulls preferred location to a spruit which is known for its dramatic flooding in heavy rains.
Range:
Northern Kruger National Park

Special Features:
Most notable on this bull is his ivory, his left tusk suffered a dramatic break many years back and while there has been substantial growth of the tusk since then, there is a marked difference in length between the two tusks. The left tusk break has smoothed over time and has developed quiet a prominent point to it. There are very few notable ear markings on this bull and aside from a small v-shaped nick visible in the left lobe towards the top and small u-shaped marks towards the top of the right ear lobe which are only visible in high resolution aside from this he has fairly clean ears. Visible from a left side profile are a cluster of small growths on the front of the left foreleg fairly high up the leg. These are often obscured by the ear lobe in frontal images.

General:
This bull was first noted by retired Mooiplaas Section Ranger Johann Oelofse (see Mabarule) in 2010, shortly after the death of the similar looking Mandhevhu. As these images did not identify any defining characteristics it was decided to monitor him, a second submission by Johan Marais in 2011 confirmed this bull’s status but it was decided to continue to monitor him to determine if there would be any continued growth.
Submissions of this bull increased dramatically at the end of 2013 and throughout 2014 - 2016, all submissions showing considerable growth in the broken tusk therefore the decision was made to name the bull confirming his status as a large tusker.

Kruger Park big tuskers: https://www.sanparks.org/parks/kruger/elephants/tuskers/emerging.php#nwendlamuhari

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