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Our last tusker which we saw this year - Not quite sure whether this is only one tusker or two different ones - Therefore I posted both together

Also on that part a couple of loops leading closer to the river can be driven and in one of these we spotted down in the riverbed of the Shingwedzi an elephant bull drinking from one of the remaining puddles.

From where we stood with our car it was nearly impossible to take pictures without twisting most of our bodies. He carried on drinking as if this was everything what we had to do on that morning and we realized that he only had one thick and upright pointing left tusk.

A shame was once more that our last full day was a bit quiet for our liking but as already said you cannot have it all especially after the very rewarding first weeks. On our way back to Bateleur I made the proposal to give the S101 a try and maybe Mr. Thick left tusker moved a bit and may would come across on that road and you can imagine that we looked more than a bit puzzled when a huge grey mass could be seen behind a mopane bush.

It looked indeed as this was the one we saw earlier that morning in the riverbed although it was a bit annoying that right when we stopped an excessive rain shower came down and made the light a bit difficult.

We realized a small notch in this right ear and he presented his very strange formed right tusk in a nice way.

Needless to say that the rain did not bother him in any way and he munched simply happily away


and was one of the gentler giants and seemed to feel not disturbed by us in any way.


The minute the rain shower stopped Mr. elephant walked off.

Carry on you two!! You will be the reason
I end up in a hall of fame!! Hah

So may I ask, which is the biggest tusker in the park at the moment