The enormous animal is thought to have been living with a bullet in its head for up to six weeks before it was discovered by staff from Aware Trust Zimbabwe.
Heartwarming footage shows the sedated elephant being helped by vets in Mana Pools National Park.
At the start of the clip, the elephant is recorded reaching for food - however the hole in the centre of its forehead is very prominent.
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| The animal lived with the bullet in its head for up to six weeks
Despite having the bullet in its head for more than a month, the creature miraculously survived and is now incredibly on the mend.
The area in Zimbabwe is a hot spot for poachers, hoping to gather ivory by slaughtering the animals. Dr Lisa Marabini told the BBC that her team sedated the animal, and found the bullet following an X-ray.
It is thought that the animal is 25 years old.
She said: "We think he was shot outside of the park and came into the park for refuge.
"We suspect he was shot in head first and turned to flee and the poacher put a bullet in his side." Reed more here...
The elephant had several injuries but managed to survive
INCNews, 22/06/2016-source:©Mirror
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