Duke, The Biggest Tusker Elephant

[groenduif]

The very sad news was announced today 7 October 2011 that Duke had died at 55+

of old age, natural causes. RIP Duke, you were a magnificant beast and the finest

example of a huge, proud and really great bull elephant. You had carried and proudly

displayed the Kruger Park large tusker genes. May your boys follow in tour footsteps.

[ljbain5]

kinda saved him from the poachers though didnt it..score one for Duke!!

[awbvrou]

Both Duke`s tusks are now missing and have broken off. The right tusk slightly longer than the left, but both very short &

approx 40cm long. They have fortunately

been recovered by wardens, but what a

pity. Duke will now likely never gain his rightful place in the Letaba Elephant Hall.

He is not a particularly large bull and estimated at 55 years. The tusks were very large & could`ve compared with the

best in the Elephant hall. Yes, he is now no longer the largest alive Kruger tusker.

[theboyersclan]

the poor thing has lost his tusks now

[9K58]

poor elephant is old, tired.

Also, having very long tusk is not that good for elephant, because they quite easily break (yes, they do).

And when they break, elephant becomes agressive.

But nevertheless, it looks very good when a creature has such huge tusks.

[ghanadarchal]

what a magnificent creature. truely majestic.

[burberrybedroom]

i love elephants....i dont know y

[rubiconsedge]

@burberrybedroom Me too. They're smart and enormous and full of personality. What's not to love

[kellyasp52]

Are you sure his tusk broke off, or did poachers get to him?

[borninfreedom]

Duke is great, I saw him 4 times and made a lot of film of him.

[africansafarijournal]

Duke has just this week lost most of his left tusk; it broke off. He is getting old.

[scorpiondude34]

This must be a very large elephant basing on his tusks.

[dioioego]

....my favourite animal..

[doeboyfresh56]

noone commented on this vid so i guess i will...