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mlatimer
 Post subject: Unusual Tuskers
Unread postPosted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 9:48 pm 
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Ok, I love the big tuskers like everyone else here. But as I was looking through the pictures from my last Kruger trip, I came across this picture of a cow elephant with a pretty unusual tusk:

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I'm sure the rest of you forumites have some pretty interesting tusk pictures as well. Let's see them! :thumbs_up:

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 Post subject: Re: Unusual Tusks
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Great thread!
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 Post subject: Re: Unusual Tusks
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 Post subject: Re: Unusual Tusks
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BushFairy wrote:
Great thread!
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Wow! That's going to be a tough picture to beat! :clap:

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 Post subject: Re: Unusual Tuskers
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Looks more like a walrus.... :lol:

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Saw this aggressive female on the Sweni Road earlier this month. Her tusks appeared to cause some limited movement of her trunk but otherwise she looked fine.

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 Post subject: Re: Unusual Tuskers
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This Ellie has been seen a couple of times at the Orpen Webcam Waterhole

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 Post subject: Re: Unusual Tuskers
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adw wrote:
Saw this aggressive female on the Sweni Road earlier this month. Her tusks appeared to cause some limited movement of her trunk but otherwise she looked fine.

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That's an interesting set of tusks... Honestly, I don't blame her for being a bit aggressive after putting up with those! :lol:

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 Post subject: Re: Unusual Tuskers
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Some Warthog or Bushpig somewhere in the family??

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 Post subject: Re: Unusual Tuskers
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 Post subject: Re: Unusual Tuskers
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Gosh, some very strange looking nellies!!!

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But didn't they need their tusks to break down trees and fight other elephants.

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