Overview
- The Kenya Wildlife Service said Craig died early on January 3 in Amboseli after a long life in the wild.
- Each tusk weighed more than 45 kilograms and reached near the ground, placing him among the few remaining super-tuskers.
- Born around 1972, he belonged to the long-studied CB elephant family in southern Kenya.
- Rangers and guides described him as unusually calm, and authorities credit sustained protection by park staff and local communities for his longevity.
- He sired multiple calves, helping pass on rare large-tusk genetics, and his profile grew with a 2021 symbolic adoption by a Kenyan beverage company.