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21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
The Millionaire

This fine bull sports the biggest tusks of any elephant alive in Tanzania today. He goes by different names, but is best known in the whole area as The Millionaire! This comes from the fact that given the size and symmetry of his tusks it is believed that they are worth about one million USD each. Like most of the big tuskers The Millionaire is a very calm elephant. As he is covering his face in dust (while showing the plough-the-Earth ivory), this gives him a sense of anonymity and raises up to his name, as most millionaires value discretion.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 08.2023
Date Uploaded: 11.2023
Photo Location: Tarangire NP, Tanzania
Camera: Canon EOS 700D
Copyright: © George Dian Balan