Humans shot a bullet

in the head of this

Elephant but what he

gave in return will

bring tears in your

eyesN ETMARKERS

It’s been almost 2 months, an elephant

found himself in a trouble, but the

good thing is that he was knowing

what he should do to get rid of it. In

the month of June, an Elephant in the

Mana Pools National Park in

Zimbabwe was shot by a bullet in his

head. However, he survived and lived

with his would for a couple of weeks.

The shot was clearly visible as it made

a prominent hole in his head.

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As soon as the news circulated, the veterinarians

from AWARE ( Animal and Wildlife Area Research

and Rehabilitation Trust), rushed to find the

injured elephant. It was understandable that the

elephant must be in a bad situation and so

immediate medical assistance was mandatory at

that point of time. Although, it’s not at all easy to

find out an elephant from that park , but

surprisingly the team found the elephant without

much searching. But do you know how?The

elephant in order to draw attention and to seek

medical assistance was seen saying a big HI by

lifting his trunk. As per the quote mentioned on N ETMARKERS

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The elephant, named Pretty Boy was a

gentle elephant and even with a bullet

in his head was quite and calm. Instead

of showing aggressive signs, he was

calm and co-operating fully with the

veterinarians to let him tranquilize and

give medical assistance. It was like the

humans gave him a bullet and in return

he was gentle enough to say Hi and let

them do their task without any problem.N ETMARKERS

The team because of Pretty Boy’s

cooperation was able to examine him

and patch up the wound to let him go

freely in the nature. The gentleness of

this elephant was noticed by everyone

and even Dr. Lisa Marabini, the director

of AWARE mentioned about about it.

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The next morning after the surgery, she

mentioned, that she was surprised along

with the other team members that although

he was in pain, he let everyone come closer

to him with no signs of aggression at all.

She gave him the right compliment- “Perfect

Gentleman”. We totally agree with her

complement.

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Thanks to the team

members of AWARE

that they are at least

setting a good

example of humans in

front of this Perfect Gentleman.

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