Tusker

[Prashobh Ailyam Nair]

A massive tusker from Kabini......
The roads through Nagarhole TR always surprises me with many majestic animals.
Place: Nagarhole TR
Date: 01.03.2016
Camera: Nikon D750
Lens: Tamron 150-600mm
Exif: At 600mm, f/9, 1/640, ISO1600.
Post Processed: Nikon View NX & Photoscape.

[Shyamala Kumar]

What a wonderful image!The elephant seems to be practically supporting himself on his tusks.The size of his tusks seem to have reached an unbelievable length for an Indian elephant.Thanks for sharing

[Saktipada Panigrahi]

How fortunate you have been to view this tusker almost in the open. Also for documenting such a beautiful and record image.
The elephant is in its prime (or may be a little older), it is a medium-sized bull carrying exceptionally long 'record' tusks 'sloping down to ground'.

M.Krishnan writes:

".....such animals are usually only of average size. Such tusks are a constant embarrassment to their owner, hindering free movement (especially of the head and trunk) and being a serious handicap in intraspecific fights, sometimes even in feeding."

Wish you very best in your journey through the Indian jungles.
Thanks for sharing. SaktiWild

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Wow! This is awesome. My heart yearns to watch such a majestic creature in the wild. Watching such a magnificent creation of God, albeit through an image, fills me with awe and reverence. Proud of our wild heritage. Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Samrat Sarkar]

This is amazing...thanks for sharing...

Samrat

[Prashobh Ailyam Nair]

Thank you.

[Prashobh Ailyam Nair]

Thank you so much for a wonderful description.

[Prashobh Ailyam Nair]

Thank you Sir for the support.

[Prashobh Ailyam Nair]

Thank you so much

[Debasis Bose]

Incredible.... unbelievable. You are blessed Prashobh to have an encounter with this huge tusk tusker. It seems his tusk are bigger than what I have seen in Sri Lanka largest tusk tusker named Millangoda Raja. Thanks for sharing

[Prashobh Ailyam Nair]

Thank you Sir.

[Rajan Kanagasabai]

What a stunning image of this magnificient animal . . . . The tusks are almost Surreal . . . . I’m reminded of Satao, Kenya’s Iconic Legend, who was supposed to have had the largest tusks known (and was killed for the same pair of tusks by poachers). Thechikodu Ramachandran carried the label of the largest one in India for a while stood at a stunning 314 cms, yet had tusks probably half the size of this animal you have pictured

Rachael Bale of National Geographic, in her article writes - Tusk size is, in part, genetic. Such males (with large tusks) help in keeping juvenile delinquency as long tusks are a symbol of strength in elephant society.

That was truly a rare find . . .

Thanks for sharing. . .
Rajan

[Roopak Gangadharan]

Majestic looking animal. Nagarhole seems to have some really big tuskers with the tusks reaching the ground. Great find.
TFS
Roopak