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This picture from a local weekly paper. It is allegedly an elephant in the Tsavo area that has been named mwambao by the safari drivers. There is movement to give him presidential protection.   "...Them, they were Giants!" J.A. Hunter describing the early explorers and settlers of East Africa hunting is not about the killing but about the chase of the hunt.... Ortega Y Gasset | ||
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Bill, I was thinking the same thing! "Ignorance you can correct, you can't fix stupid." JWP If stupidity hurt, a lot of people would be walking around screaming. Semper Fidelis "Building Carpal Tunnel one round at a time" | |||
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Aaaaah Bill, So you are awake and alert! It does look odd but the paper quotes photo and info from "impeccable sources"...  "...Them, they were Giants!" J.A. Hunter describing the early explorers and settlers of East Africa hunting is not about the killing but about the chase of the hunt.... Ortega Y Gasset | |||
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Poorly done Photo Shop at that! | |||
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Hahahahaha! That one made me snort coffee on the keyboard.  On the plains of hesitation lie the bleached bones of ten thousand, who on the dawn of victory lay down their weary heads resting, and there resting, died. If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, Or walk with Kings - nor lose the common touch... Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it, And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son! - Rudyard Kipling Life grows grim without senseless indulgence. | |||
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Looks like my 4 year old did a cut and paste with paper. Worst photo shop I've seen in a while. | |||
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I have seen this picture before, and the original isn't nearly as "suspect" as this one. I thought the colors in the original were quite odd, but it could happen, with the right cloud/sun configuration. Anyone remember seeing this picture posted here before? Bwana, did you scan this out of the paper? If so that might account for the "pasted-on-tusks" look. | |||
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I don't know about the photo above but I have seen a photo of an elephant in Tsavo East with tusks that look almost this heavy. But the tips are more pointed than these round ones. With his head level, it looks like his tusks touch the ground. I'm not good at guessing the weight but they are huge.   | |||
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I have contact the author of the article by email as well as the news paper for verification. They have pointed me towards a certain Mike Kirkland who owns a camp, Satao Camp, in the Tsavo east Park who apparently has knowledge of this animal. I will ask him if he has any other photo and report back. I would have no reason to doubt Mike Kirkland, a family friend, well known businessman from Kenya and on the board of the Coast Tour Operators association of Kenya. Let us see. "...Them, they were Giants!" J.A. Hunter describing the early explorers and settlers of East Africa hunting is not about the killing but about the chase of the hunt.... Ortega Y Gasset | |||
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Bwanamich, Would you have an email or web sight for Mike Kirkland? Regards, Adam | |||
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Trying to get his email address and will revert. "...Them, they were Giants!" J.A. Hunter describing the early explorers and settlers of East Africa hunting is not about the killing but about the chase of the hunt.... Ortega Y Gasset | |||
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