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Word: tusker (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...find the sights waterclogged. By sliding back into the river, he sought to escape the shrieking charge. The monster, possibly distracted by Scott's Borana tracker, turned aside. Scott finally crept close enough to aim between the elephant's eyes. But his admiration for the handsome old tusker dulled his urge to kill. He shot high, the old bull crashed off, and Colonel Scott returned to the States, well content that the big one got away...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Coexistence with Giants | 10/11/1954 | See Source »

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