MASTHULELE. The Largest Elephant Tusker Alive! Amazing Footage.
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- čas přidán 12. 05. 2015
- NB UPDATE: Kruger National Park Tusker Masthulele deceases
15 September 2017
It is with deep sympathy that we announce the unfortunate passing on of Masthulele, meaning ‘the quiet one’; Masthulele passes on at an estimated age of 49 and 50 years. This bulls name was very appropriate as he lived up to the ‘quiet one’ reputation by being seldom seen, he had only been photographed twice at the time of naming. The first two series of photographs of this bull were both taken from a helicopter during the elephant censuses in 2003 and 2004.
A fight at the beginning of 2008 left him with open wounds on his trunk none of which were life threatening, these have subsequently healed and as a result, Masthulele had notable scarring on his nose which was an aid in his identification.
In the early months of 2015, Masthulele received an injury on his back close to his spine from a bull fight. Despite concerns given his age and general health he recovered well and the wound area healed completely.
In January 2016 with the last confirmed sighting of Masthulele was in the Kingfisherspruit section of the Kruger National Park during his annual pilgrimage to the Timbavati. Efforts by rangers and guests to sight this magnificent bull were ongoing but he remained unseen, a carcass had not been discovered; we hoped that he was still with us.
A carcass found in late 2016 in the Letaba section between Giriyondo and Letaba raised suspicions that perhaps Masthulele had been found as this was his regular stomping ground in autumn and spring. Given the decomposition level of the carcass, a positive ID could not be made at the time.
Images of the ivory were taken and unfortunately, no definitive answer could be given as the presence of a break under the left tusk and a short grass notch raised doubt this was Masthulele as neither of these features were visible in the footage of him on file. An impressive weight and length of the ivory was received from Ivory stores for this ivory which kept suspicions active it could be him; With Masthulele still not being sighted in early 2017 and additional high-resolution images being received of later sightings that showed a subtle change in his ivory towards his final sighting, the decision was taken to arrange a security visit to the Ivory stores with numerous high resolution images taken from different angles to assess if characteristic markings could be found. It is due to security reason this visit could only be arranged for August 2017.
The Kingfisherspruit Section Ranger, who has excellent knowledge on elephants and ivory who knew Masthulele well was accompanied by the Emerging Tuskers Project Coordinator to assist in the process; with access to the Ivory close up and being able to look at all angles sadly several key markers were clearly visible on both tusks when examined and it was agreed by all parties the ivory belonged to Masthulele.
In consultation with Dr. Ian Whyte (retired large mammal scientist) whom Masthulele shared a name with, the lower jaw was examined and a discrepancy in tooth height was noted as well as that his teeth were still in fair condition, this coupled with the last images of him in reasonable health it is felt that nutrition was not a factor in his death. The carcass site was investigated by the Letaba Section Ranger and no foul play is suspected. It is felt the likely cause of death was a bull fight.
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Can someone identify and name this magnificent elephant please!
Identified as MASTHULELE. www.sanparks.org/parks/kruger.... Spotted close to ?????? Rest-camp on May 12, 2015.
one of the most Magnificent animals ever to walk the earth.....
I believe He died.
I love how he's crossing his legs all chill. ❤
Magnificent majestic tusker! Hope he has a long life away from poachers!
that is a female elephant bcs u can notice a big blocky head there and that mean its a female
@@awvhrhii1823 No its a Male called Tim who died last year.
what an amazing creature we should be proud that we are able to see them and protect them so that the generations to come have the same opportunity.
Wow! This elephant is really big! Awesome, magnificent with all his tusks!!! and roaming free. Keep walking sweetheart and hide from the evil poachers so they don’t harm you. Love elephants, indeed gentle giants! 💕💕💕💕💕💕❤️❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍👍
He died of heart failure at age 50
Such a magnificent being
Kaptaan Pakistan Amazing they have funny looking.feet!
They actually walk on their toes.
they obviously skip leg day
They actually do that to make their booty look toned and bigger
Darrell Jackson God made them special this why everything is so specific not evolution. Elephants can only mate with elephants.
He is magnificently beautiful! I adore him!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️ he is a gift from Heaven!!! 😘🐘🙏🏼❤️🌈🌸🦋❤️ I pray he is protected from evil !!! 🙏🏼😘❤️🌈🌸🦋🐘🦋
Jennifer Ann - Me too Jennifer!!
what evil?
He is absolutely beautiful!!
If lions are the king of the jungles, then these elephants are the lord of the land.
peter yeung Lions don't live in the jungle
+Nzinga Bedelia
It's a figure of speech. It means the Lion is the king of all animals. Jungle just means _the wild_ .
Elephants are emperors.
Elephants get destroyed by lions
@@israelvaldivia2686 fanboy lol
What a beauty hope he lives a long healthy life.
I thought he was going to attack the lion in the corner.
I wonder why the line is just sitting there and not even moving
lol
LMAO
Think the Lion is scared so he is staying still.
lol
My God! How much more stunning can you get? Forget precious jewels and money. This is the true value in our world.
forget your money then
Might be a good idea to stop advertising the presence of these National Treasures.
Little Blue Society i 100% agree
Little Blue Society I think people should be made aware of this, so they can be protected.
UGH!
+Hubertus Venator, this is such a magnificent animal. Much more amazing ALIVE than DEAD! You are so full of greed! You can only think about how it's death will benefit humans. Let nature decide how this elephant will face it's end. Does someone else decide it for you?
Divya Rathor
Pay no mind to dreamers longing for past glory days. When countries fail, the masses are given that inescapable, pedestrian mentality which is quite evident in his ranting.
Stay safe, stay smart.
Beautiful elephant, very smart animals!!
Shane Bridges iii
Magnificent Animal ... I wonder how old he is??? His name must be "LUCKY" to have beat the poachers all these years!
Well, vid was posted 2015. Good chance it's dead now.
Who knows that was only 2 years ago?!
doug carreck the humans race are nothing but greedy selfish beings which is why Earth is slowly getting destroyed. A nuclear war is going to wipe off earth.. Conspiracy theories say aliens helped our race by sending couple humans off to other planets.. we live in a weird ass unknown universe.
THCwizard 40oz Yeah well said
Sad but true dam
Beautiful. So quiet. You can see the peace in his eyes.
When I see a creature like that I cannot help feeling that he is my superior in many ways, not least of which is the sheer physical presence of such a majestic being.
Why don't some people just go out and poach these poachers? Turn them into runny poached eggs for the hyenas....
Darren Swift
HELL YEAH!
Well, recently, there was a case where in South Africa, lions decided to do some rhinos a favor by poaching the poachers who trespassed on a game preserve.
If it was just the actual people doing the killing that's still a horrible thing to do but its not that easy ....imagine you are a father of 6 with a wife .... and no job...nothing no unemployment benefits zero with no hope in sight and you are living in the middle of a drought then some ass wipe comes along and offers you 3 years salary to get him some tusks !! What would you do ? Now if that ass wipe was not able to make his offer the elephants would be safe for there would be no reason to kill the elephants no one would want their tusks ... they must go after the ass wipes and the end users then give the people some hope ... benefits, a job, you know things we in the west take for granted !!
It's the demand by foreign rich assholes for ivory that drives poaching.
@@AdmiralBison And ther are many small minded men who sure doing the job.
I am so glad he didn’t get butchered for his ivory. He was just the elephantication of mystery and stately beauty.
What a beautiful animal wow.
Such a majestic beast, how could any body live with themselves knowing that the few Ivory trinkets that adorn their home came from a majestic animal like this.. The stories that he could tell.
What a majestic animal 😲😳it must be guarded like the most precious treasure !!!
A magnificent creature. Majestic and powerfully mysterious aswell. There is much still unknown still about elephants. They strike me as huge sensors, receivers able to read, sense and map environment, emotion and highly developed memories. Just amazing and very thankful for the existence and gentle power of our wild neighbours. 🙏
The elephant behind him does not look much smaller
Power! God made him for us to appreciate. He’s gorgeous!
God I sincerely hope he's ok and alright, and that someone is watching over him
So handsome, wish him a long and healthy life.❤❤❤🐘
Already dead.
Simply beautiful!
Wow! What a majestic animal! So beautiful, and healthy looking. Hope he has many more years to come .
He was confirmed dead in 2017.
What beautiful tusks.
What an absolute UNIT of an elephant! So awesome!
Hope he's still protected from poachers 😳Beautiful Elephant 🐘👍🏻😻🐶🐾🌺🌷
Glorious E That African Bull Elephant is Rad liking good Big guy. He's awesome 😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁
Poachers everywhere need to be shot, regardless of family, they don't do anything for their families anyway!
Tom Burcher Yeah well said bro Death to poachers 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡
I just read that he's been confirmed dead in 2017. He didn't seem to be killed by humans but in a fight with another bull elephant.
🐈🦁🐯🐆🐆🐂🐮🦓🦄🐴🦊🐵🦍🐕🐩🐺🐕🐶 👍🏼
HE IS JUST MAGNIFICENT ! THEY ARE SO BEAUTIFUL !
He died in 2017, likely by a fight with another bull. His remains were identified and there was no indication of foul play or poaching. *From the description.
AMAZING, ESPLENDID BEAUTIFUL HUGE IMPONENT ANIMAL, many thanks!
OMG look how huge he is...
Beautiful and powerful boy
Those beautiful tusks look so much more brilliant on a living elephant than on a rich mans wall or made into some ancient medicine used by the chinese. These countries need to invest more money in protecting these magnificent animals instead of taking money from wealthy hunters who in turn kill them for a showpiece. Conserve our planet!
(1) These countries are 3rd world countries that can barely feed their population, never mind protecting the animal population. (2) The money that they get from allowing rich pricks to hunt one animal goes to help protect the rest of the animals from poachers who kill indiscriminately for personal gain. Please educate yourself.
@montanadoctor wow good insult, that hurt lol
You are a dumbass
the problem is the poor people in those corrupt countries..ppl need money and food
@Eric W utter garbage. So explain to us how there was so much wildlife before white hunters ever set foot in Africa
What a beautiful creature!
What a beautiful giant. God bless.
He is so majestic.
Good God almighty that is one BIG ass elephant!!😱😱😱
Most elephants have big asses! The long tuskers are killed for their ivory, so these scrawny orientals can grind it up, put it in their soup to keep it up!
He’s a LOT bigger than the Lion in the corner! 😱
That is truly a magnificent elephant a rare sight and a beautiful one
Can't believe he survived the poachers!!!
What a privilege to be able to witness this creature in action.
He is huge and beautiful and amazing, all in one.
🤩😲😍Wow..... Super👌 Elephant. 🐘🐘🐘🐘
Marvellous!!!
Oh my. He is incredibly majestic. Carting those tusks around must be exhausting.
He's amazing!!
You can see how much power it has. But it's not abusing it. It's just... calm.
The funny thing is you can apply that to every elephant.
Magnificent tusker! RIP
Good to know he lived a full life.
So majestic
Wooww!!! Amazing!! What a beauty!! ❤❤❤
Beautiful!!!!
Knew him well...lovely Ellie ...very calm
Beautiful...
Holy smokes! That is one magnificent beast. Thank you for not revealing your location. I hope this big tusker is still around.
This boy is an absolute unit. Stay strong brother.
On a side note it's hilariously disappointing in large monster movies when the creature stomps its feet while it walks when all you have to do is look at elephants to see just how quiet a large animal is when it walks.
Protect him from trophy hunters and poachers.
This elephant knows he is being admired. Look at the way he stands throughout most of the video, with his hind legs crossed like some stud standing on a street corner. 'You know you want me!'
What a magnificent animal - hope he is being protected - those tusks must weight a ton !!!
Man just mind blowing!
she must be about 100 yrs. looking at the size of tusks and WOW what a beauty she is. she would be a great great grandmother hopefully if the poachers didnt get her first. just imagine what she would have seen and witnessed in her long life. AMAZING.
J Holden
It's a he, not a she
GOD BLESS THIS MAJESTIC
CREATURE
GOD BLESS HIM
AND PROTECT HIM ANY EVIL!!
Very rare to see one with such huge tusks that are so closely matched and in such excellent condition.
Sad to see that the description update indicates that he died in 2017.
He was an old bull, so it's likely from natural causes.
Live life this size!!❤
Mon animal préféré 😍 tant de beauté et d intelligence 🐘🐘
May he live a long life!
what a beautiful boy
Beautiful ivory
LOL look at his back legs! Just catchin some zzzzz's in the sun. What a MAGNIFICENT creature.
Magnificent Tusker.
Those tusks look so much more beautiful on the elephant than carved up as decor.
Beautiful animals
Magnificent Animal💖
Sadly it seems that he has died naturally...late 2016....we were lucky to encounter him 3 times and have photos of him closeby
This elephant needs protection...
What a majestic animal...
Magnificent creature...
RIP beautiful gentle giant.
Is he Satao? Then RIP...
Turely Majestic ! He stand for a while crossed legs pose @0.47 He thought to give a pose for the camera 🤗
Beautiful
Looks like a prehistoric elephant!!
Majestic !!
Let's hope she is still fine. She's beautiful!
Bello animal. Larga vida.
WOW!!!!!! What a beautiful and magnificent animal!!! These animals have many of the same emotions as humans, and are incredibly intelligent, and therefor deserve nothing but our biggest respect and must be left alone only to be admired from a distance.
Such a shame of the illegal poaching.
Masthulele was announced dead in Sept 2017. Foul play is not suspected and the carcass indicates he died in a bull fight.
RIP Quiet One.
Oh my goodness! Look at you, handsome!! 😀🐘
RIP. Mighty elephant
Whoa! What a handsome Ele Bull!
Marvelous creature.
Beautiful creature
beautiful
Majestic.
A true King of the wild. Marvelous
0:38 look at his back legs crossed like Joe Cool.
Awesome creature please protect him