Isilo (c. 1956 – 2014) was one of South Africa’s largest African elephants and the largest living tusker in the southern hemisphere before his death.[1][2] He was known as a tusker, a male elephant with tusks weighing over 100 pounds.
Although Isilo died of natural causes relating to old age,[2] his death attracted international media attention because his tusks, considered a National Heritage artifact, were missing when his body was discovered.[1][2]