tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825273392145948457.post340596652094029457..comments2024-02-28T05:21:30.063+00:00Comments on The Suburban Bushwacker: From Fat Boy to Elk Hunter: The Biggest Known Elephant TusksThe Suburban Bushwackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09372690405902840131noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825273392145948457.post-32878162197706187582021-12-05T00:00:11.695+00:002021-12-05T00:00:11.695+00:00I read somewhere, I wish I could remember where, t...I read somewhere, I wish I could remember where, that the tusks became too heavy for the elephant to lift. That in it's old age it dragged them half way up Kilamanjaro leaving gouges that could still be seen in the mountain at the time of whatever it was I was reading. 1980s? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825273392145948457.post-88603566876522240882018-08-27T22:53:14.233+01:002018-08-27T22:53:14.233+01:00HAHA you guys always have such gothic imaginations...HAHA you guys always have such gothic imaginations. <br />I suspect the slave who shot that elephant did die in a way very similar to the one you wished for. <br /><br />The Suburban Bushwackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09372690405902840131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825273392145948457.post-60655354194443154112018-08-27T09:24:01.803+01:002018-08-27T09:24:01.803+01:00They should exhibited be in a museum or zoo so all...They should exhibited be in a museum or zoo so all can see how some humans are at times the worst behaved creatures on the planet.<br /><br />I do hope the chap that brought down the original owner of these tusks died a long slow relentlessly agonising death over several weeks as his family looked on. After being impaled and lightly stomped by another bearer of similar tusks.<br /><br />socairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08753671457864172905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825273392145948457.post-35537747534378095212016-01-19T10:07:02.252+00:002016-01-19T10:07:02.252+00:00narwhal teeth can be 3.1 metersnarwhal teeth can be 3.1 metersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825273392145948457.post-35448279046956971432016-01-19T10:06:32.069+00:002016-01-19T10:06:32.069+00:00Narwhal horn is also a tooth, one of the incisors....Narwhal horn is also a tooth, one of the incisors. they can have lengths of 3.1 meters.furboinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17849932348462044948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825273392145948457.post-9844566401289418732015-08-03T17:34:43.112+01:002015-08-03T17:34:43.112+01:00Incredible!Incredible!Greg from hunting Team at www.huntertrips.comhttp://huntertrips.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825273392145948457.post-89844084254258906032014-11-07T02:18:44.024+00:002014-11-07T02:18:44.024+00:00Death in the Dark Continent. It was reported to Be...Death in the Dark Continent. It was reported to Bell that the body wasnt that bigAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825273392145948457.post-49826244909472744522014-09-16T19:55:04.947+01:002014-09-16T19:55:04.947+01:00Hey Ghostrifle
longtime no see, hope all's wel...Hey Ghostrifle<br />longtime no see, hope all's well<br />SBWThe Suburban Bushwackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09372690405902840131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825273392145948457.post-67363459324741619402014-09-11T19:23:06.893+01:002014-09-11T19:23:06.893+01:00Hi
There is quite a bit about these in Peter Capst...Hi<br />There is quite a bit about these in Peter Capstick's books but I can't remember which one<br />I good excuse to reread them. <br /><br />GRGhostriflehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16662837567288601686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825273392145948457.post-2965130945334738072013-09-28T09:54:43.747+01:002013-09-28T09:54:43.747+01:00Anon
So far I've drawn a blank in my attempts ...Anon<br />So far I've drawn a blank in my attempts to get more details from the NHM about this specimen. The trouble is I only ever go there at the weekends and the curators are yet to answer my emails. More news as it comes in<br />SBWThe Suburban Bushwackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09372690405902840131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825273392145948457.post-34537208862385178682013-09-27T21:41:51.799+01:002013-09-27T21:41:51.799+01:00Anyone ever try to figure how tall this elephant w...Anyone ever try to figure how tall this elephant was in order for the tusks not to scrape the ground? Truly he had to be 13 feet tall.How about his weight?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com