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Estimating the weight of an elephant tusk from its size is only possible within the particular population of a given area, and in this case we are not even sure if it's a savanna or a forest elephant.
So how does your calculator work?
I estimate the circumference at the lip at 17"
It is in the Kruger SA....no forest elephants hereEstimating the weight of an elephant tusk from its size is only possible within the particular population of a given area, and in this case we are not even sure if it's a savanna or a forest elephant.
And no deduction or compensation for thin Ivory?(Diameter” at lip x 3 x feet of exposed ivory)*.914
The multiplier to account for root weight and adjustment to Pi.
In this instance, 6” at lip, 6’ of ivory. Pretty close to your circumference measurement …. 108# wet weight.
And no deduction or compensation for thin Ivory?
Look at Dzombo...
19.68 (almost 3 inches more) diameter tusks almost 8 feet in length(2 feet more than your over estimation) weight 122 pounds and compare to this thin tusked bull....and tell me me he is only 20lbs more than the bull in question?
Luckily you are not a DG ph telling the client this is a hundred pounder as you would be out of a job before you started.....
It is in the Kruger SA....no forest elephants here
Very cool but sad. Good news about his descendants. It’s a shame his death won’t profit anyone or his kind. I may be wrong but can you even hunt trophy elephant in Tanzania? Thanks for sharingThis Monarch of Amboseli died today at age 51, due to an infection from a spear wound suffered while raiding a families garden. The good news, he is past breeding age and his dna has been spread through out Amboseli, Chyulu Hills and Tsavo West. Iconic photo with Hans Meyer and Uhuru in the background.
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Very cool but sad. Good news about his descendants. It’s a shame his death won’t profit anyone or his kind. I may be wrong but can you even hunt trophy elephant in Tanzania? Thanks for sharing