Studies of African savannah elephants (Loxodonta Africana) in Amboseli, Kenya ... tusks of a tusker and push,” said Chelliah. Tusks have long been considered formidable weapons – and not ...

‘Tuskers’ are unique for their long heavy tusks that stretch to the ground ... Cynthia Moss, founder and director of Amboseli Elephant Trust, described Big Tim as an iconic large male ...

The mighty elephant paws at the foot of an acacia tree, his tusks so long they graze the grass ... year draws tens of thousands of visitors to Amboseli National Park in Kenya, on the southern ...

Near the entrance, replica tusks of Tolstoy ... too. Elephants, some 1800 of which call the area home, amble in long solemn lines through the marshes. And Lake Amboseli itself, polka-dotted ...

On the lush, rolling savannas that link northern Tanzania to Amboseli National Park in Kenya ... At least two were so-called super tuskers, with tusks so long that they swept the ground.

His tusks are some of the biggest taken by ... the resident scientist at Amboseli Trust for Elephants, a research and conservation organization in Kenya. “They are so much more than ‘a breeder ...