The latest addition to the University of Alabama’s campus could be endearing to Crimson Tide fans and intimidating to fans of opponents who visit Bryant-Denny Stadium.

Tuska, a 19-foot-tall, 7-ton bronze elephant now stands on a pedestal and anchors Tuska Plaza on the southeast corner of University Boulevard and Wallace Wade Avenue in Tuscaloosa. New landscaping, sidewalks and lighting will make up the plaza, which is an extra-point kick away from the Walk of Champions leading into Bryant-Denny.

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Tuska, a 19-foot-tall, 7-ton bronze elephant now stands on a pedestal and anchors Tuska Plaza on the southeast corner of University Boulevard and Wallace Wade Avenue. (The University of Alabama)

Tuska, a 19-foot-tall, 7-ton bronze elephant now stands on a pedestal and anchors Tuska Plaza on the southeast corner of University Boulevard and Wallace Wade Avenue. (The University of Alabama)

Tuska, a 19-foot-tall, 7-ton bronze elephant now stands on a pedestal and anchors Tuska Plaza on the southeast corner of University Boulevard and Wallace Wade Avenue. (The University of Alabama)

Tuska, a 19-foot-tall, 7-ton bronze elephant now stands on a pedestal and anchors Tuska Plaza on the southeast corner of University Boulevard and Wallace Wade Avenue. (The University of Alabama)

Tuska, a 19-foot-tall, 7-ton bronze elephant now stands on a pedestal and anchors Tuska Plaza on the southeast corner of University Boulevard and Wallace Wade Avenue. (The University of Alabama)

Tuska, a 19-foot-tall, 7-ton bronze elephant now stands on a pedestal and anchors Tuska Plaza on the southeast corner of University Boulevard and Wallace Wade Avenue. (The University of Alabama)

Tuska, a 19-foot-tall, 7-ton bronze elephant now stands on a pedestal and anchors Tuska Plaza on the southeast corner of University Boulevard and Wallace Wade Avenue. (The University of Alabama)

Tuska, a 19-foot-tall, 7-ton bronze elephant now stands on a pedestal and anchors Tuska Plaza on the southeast corner of University Boulevard and Wallace Wade Avenue. (The University of Alabama)

Tuska, a 19-foot-tall, 7-ton bronze elephant now stands on a pedestal and anchors Tuska Plaza on the southeast corner of University Boulevard and Wallace Wade Avenue. (The University of Alabama)

Tuska, a 19-foot-tall, 7-ton bronze elephant now stands on a pedestal and anchors Tuska Plaza on the southeast corner of University Boulevard and Wallace Wade Avenue. (The University of Alabama)

Tuska, a 19-foot-tall, 7-ton bronze elephant now stands on a pedestal and anchors Tuska Plaza on the southeast corner of University Boulevard and Wallace Wade Avenue. (The University of Alabama)

Tuska, a 19-foot-tall, 7-ton bronze elephant now stands on a pedestal and anchors Tuska Plaza on the southeast corner of University Boulevard and Wallace Wade Avenue. (The University of Alabama)

Tuska, a 19-foot-tall, 7-ton bronze elephant now stands on a pedestal and anchors Tuska Plaza on the southeast corner of University Boulevard and Wallace Wade Avenue. (The University of Alabama)

Tuska, a 19-foot-tall, 7-ton bronze elephant now stands on a pedestal and anchors Tuska Plaza on the southeast corner of University Boulevard and Wallace Wade Avenue. (The University of Alabama)

Tuska, a 19-foot-tall, 7-ton bronze elephant now stands on a pedestal and anchors Tuska Plaza on the southeast corner of University Boulevard and Wallace Wade Avenue. (The University of Alabama)

Tuska, a 19-foot-tall, 7-ton bronze elephant now stands on a pedestal and anchors Tuska Plaza on the southeast corner of University Boulevard and Wallace Wade Avenue. (The University of Alabama)

Tuska, a 19-foot-tall, 7-ton bronze elephant now stands on a pedestal and anchors Tuska Plaza on the southeast corner of University Boulevard and Wallace Wade Avenue. (The University of Alabama)

Tuska, a 19-foot-tall, 7-ton bronze elephant now stands on a pedestal and anchors Tuska Plaza on the southeast corner of University Boulevard and Wallace Wade Avenue. (The University of Alabama)

Tuska, a 19-foot-tall, 7-ton bronze elephant now stands on a pedestal and anchors Tuska Plaza on the southeast corner of University Boulevard and Wallace Wade Avenue. (The University of Alabama)

Tuska, a 19-foot-tall, 7-ton bronze elephant now stands on a pedestal and anchors Tuska Plaza on the southeast corner of University Boulevard and Wallace Wade Avenue. (The University of Alabama)

Tuska, a 19-foot-tall, 7-ton bronze elephant now stands on a pedestal and anchors Tuska Plaza on the southeast corner of University Boulevard and Wallace Wade Avenue. (The University of Alabama)

Tuska, a 19-foot-tall, 7-ton bronze elephant now stands on a pedestal and anchors Tuska Plaza on the southeast corner of University Boulevard and Wallace Wade Avenue. (The University of Alabama)

Tuska, a 19-foot-tall, 7-ton bronze elephant now stands on a pedestal and anchors Tuska Plaza on the southeast corner of University Boulevard and Wallace Wade Avenue. (The University of Alabama)

Tuska, a 19-foot-tall, 7-ton bronze elephant now stands on a pedestal and anchors Tuska Plaza on the southeast corner of University Boulevard and Wallace Wade Avenue. (The University of Alabama)

Tuska, a 19-foot-tall, 7-ton bronze elephant now stands on a pedestal and anchors Tuska Plaza on the southeast corner of University Boulevard and Wallace Wade Avenue. (The University of Alabama)

The statue was recently given to the University of Alabama by the Westervelt Co., along with a gift from Bill and Mary Battle. Tuska was sculpted by English artist Terry Mathews and left the NorthRiver Yacht Club, where it had stood since September 2000, for its new home on campus.

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