Tuskers

Twice round the forefoot gives the height at the shoulder; few females attain the height of eight feet; "tuskers," or male elephants, vary from eight to nine feet; the Maharajah of Nahur, Sirmoor, possesses one standing ten feet five and one half inches. ❋ Theo. F. Rodenbough (N/A)

Very rich people may have quite a number of "tuskers," people of average means own one or two, and paupers none at all, but they may have the satisfaction of looking at those of the others and feeding them if they like. ❋ Felix Speiser (1914)

The end of it all was that Palo broke the pigs 'heads with a special club, and when night fell, twenty-six "tuskers" lay agonizing on the ground. ❋ Felix Speiser (1914)

a terrific sound of trumpeting; and in another moment a herd of eleven elephants, three of which were enormous "tuskers," suddenly broke cover and stampeded down-wind with their trunks in the air, their great ears flapping viciously, and the animals giving utterance to shrill screams and trumpetings of rage as they headed directly for the spot where the three hunters crouched in the long grass. ❋ Harry Collingwood (1886)

You'll need a QUALITY round for the tuskers though. ❋ Unknown (2009)

You have to treat them like a very dangerous animal and you have to be able to plant those big tuskers on the spot. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But the massive tuskers body was not treated with such respect, and shipped to a bio diesel processing plant where the body of the peace symbol was turned into diesel fuel. via Arbroath ❋ Unknown (2010)

Larger tuskers doubtless have an advantage when it comes to competition with other elephants, and this will be balanced against their disadvantage when they encounter men with guns. ❋ RICHARD DAWKINS (2009)

Once Ratha and The Named feared everything which was different, but the treelings and the tuskers and the voiceless song of Quiet Hunter and his kin have shown them that intelligence remains in various forms. ❋ Tanita Davis (2008)

Florian Möllers Adult males, called 'tuskers,' can weigh 250 pounds and have protruding tusks that can cause serious injury to humans and dogs. ❋ Unknown (2008)

"The tusks from elephants that have been part of the so called 'big tuskers' in Kruger National Park will not be sold as it is seen as part of the heritage of South Africa that will be conserved for the future," ❋ Unknown (2008)

The growth in the number of tuskers should be good news for the tourism industry, with a million visitors spending more than US$580 million (€400 million) annually to see elephants and other wildlife on the country's savannas. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Monstrously tall ruminants who look down on even the largest of the Named from what seems like miles above them, the rumblers are a nuisance to the whole clan, even worse than the tuskers, who at least make good eating. ❋ Tanita Davis (2008)

That is why very old tuskers are often seen without their herd, preferring to find a hiding place to die, thus maintaining their dignity, as they wish to die alone and in peace. ❋ Caitlin O'Connell (2007)