<div class="" data-article-body="true"><p class="mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words">A Kenyan elephant believed to have been one of Africa's largest male tuskers has died of old age.</p><p class="mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words">The pachyderm, fondly known as Craig, died of natural causes on Saturday morning at Amboseli National Park in southern Kenya, conservationists confirmed.</p><p class="mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words">"Craig had just turned 54 years old. He led a long life and no doubt fathered many calves," said the Amboseli Trust for Elephants in its farewell message.</p><p class="mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words">Famed for his long tusks, Craig the elephant was a major attraction at the park near the Tanzanian border. In 2021, he was named an ambassador for the popular Kenyan lager brand Tusker - a name also used for adult male elephants with tusks.</p><p class="mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words">The Kenya Wildlife Service described Craig as an "icon" of successful conservation.</p><p class="mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words">"Craig was one of the last remaining super tuskers in Africa - a rare class of bull elephants whose two tusks weigh over 45kg (100lb) each. Fewer than a handful remain today, making him a living monument to Africa's natural heritage."</p><p class="mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words"><a href="https://x.com/KWSKenya/status/2007366473338032538" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk='slk:The wildlife body also said "Craig was deeply loved for [his] remarkably calm nature";elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas' class="link ">The wildlife body also said "Craig was deeply loved for [his] remarkably calm nature"</a>, often "pausing patiently as visitors photographed and filmed him".</p><p class="mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words">"Thanks to his many protectors, he died peacefully of natural causes."</p><p class="mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words">More than two million tourists visited Kenya last year, many of them seeking out wildlife in the country's world-famous national parks.</p><p class="mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words"><a 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