Today, Google Doodle unveiled a new doodle honoring ‘Ahmed’ the elephant, which features images of travels with elephants.
Who was “Ahmed” the Elephant:
The nation’s first president, Joma Kenyatta, requested that Ahmed, an elephant with enormous tusks, be preserved in 1970. Ahmed was the only other elephant in history to get such guidance. Ahmed lived out his final years accompanied by two armed soldiers, in spite of the poaching epidemic that ravaged portions of Kenya. He passed away from natural causes at the age of 55.
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Born in 1910, Ahmed hails from the Mount Marsabit forests. Raised to be an enormous trophy hunter, he earned the title “King of Marsabit” from both big game and native hunters. The most well-known elephant to have ever wandered Africa is still Ahmed of Marsabit. The Kens region near Mount Marsabit has traditionally produced some amazing tools, but this specific “wana tembo” is better than any of its antecedents.
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In 1970, former President Jomo Kenyatta issued a presidential decree protecting the elephant from poachers. This action made the elephant the sole living monument in Kenyan history, which was a unique move. The massive monster was watched day and night by two guards to keep Ahmed safe from hunters and poachers.
exceedingly evasive and reclusive. Ahmed rarely appeared, but his reputation preceded him. In 1974, Ahmed’s bodyguards looked for him at the police station but found him gone. Ahmed was beautifully relaxing on his renowned duties, partially leaning against a tree, when they found him dead.
Although Ahmed’s tusks were believed to be record-sized while he was alive, it was discovered that they only weighed 67.2 kg (148) apiece after his death. Though it is still not small, this tusker is not like some others.
Legacy
The gate at Marsabit National Park bears the name of Ahmed, a bull elephant that lived there in the 1960s and 1970s. The name Ahmed means, in Arabic, “one who is highly praised” or “one who constantly thanks God.” I’m not sure which Ahmed was attached to this particular pachyderm, but he was renowned for having tusks long enough to allow him to lay his head on them, which he frequently did.
Some general FAQs about “Ahmed” the Elephant:
He lived to be 55 years old and passed away naturally, demonstrating the effectiveness of the security. President Kenyatta announced that Ahmed will be preserved at the Nairobi National Museum so that future generations can enjoy this enormous natural wonder.
Ahmed, Kenya’s most famous elephant, continues to be revered as a national icon. At that time, he was the only known elephant with the largest tusks. The entire weight of his tusks was around 148 pounds, or 67 kilograms.
Ahmed of Marsabit is still the most well-known elephant to have ever roamed Africa. Born in 1919 amid the jungles of Mount Marsabit, Ahmed grew into a gigantic elephant and earned the title “King of Marsabit.”
According to SAN Parks, the biggest tusk ever found weighed almost 120 kg, and the longest one was 3.5 meters long—roughly the length of a small car.
A white battle elephant preparing for the Battle of the Euphrates Bridge near Babylon threw Abu Ubaid off his saddle and crushed him. Outnumbered, the Arab armies collapsed. His brother al-Hakam and son Jabr followed.
The Elephant That Was Saved The drama-documentary The Girl describes how an elephant by the name of Ning Nong saved an eight-year-old girl from an unusual tidal wave.
Elephant history’s largest elephant was an adult male African savanna elephant. He was around twenty-four thousand pounds (10,886 kilograms) in weight and stood at a height of thirteen feet (3.96 meters)! Although most African elephants never attain that size, they do grow larger than Asian elephants.
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