Reading the article elicits very little respect for this show-off hunter. She says that in semi-darkness she fired one arrow into one of a group of the pachydermsi, left (presumably for a good night’s sleep), and found “him” (probably her) the next morning. Very un-cool, lady!
Elephants are intelligent, social animals. No responsible hunter would wound game and then go off and abandon it. Of course, only a jerk would attack one elephant in a herd. There was no reason for this killing, other than to flatter the ego of a brainless biped female.
The picture shows no sign that the flesh of the hapless animal is even being bled and processed for human consumption. (It is edible: I have had elephant burgers myself.)
It is a shame that people treat the most noble of animals this way. Why can’t this girl just go play dumb video games, like a normal youngster?
Elephants are intelligent, social animals. No responsible hunter would wound game and then go off and abandon it. Of course, only a jerk would attack one elephant in a herd.
This portion of your post clearly demonstrates you are totally ignorant regarding hunting any large animal with a bow.
In order to educate you, killing an animal with a bow requires that one wait before tracking the animal in order to let the animal die peacefully. Immeidately tracking an animal shot with a bow, for the most part, would cause much stress and the animal would run much farther than if left alone.
The reason is the injury from the arrow is virtually painless (like a bee sting, and the animal will run a very short distance, then lay down and die. (unless you push the animal immediately - then adrenaline kicks in and the animal will run a long way)
If you shoot an animal at dark, the best recourse is to either come back in several hours and track after dark, or, wait until the next morning. I would think that tracking an animal after dark in Africa is quiet a dangerous proposition.
Most animals hunted with a bow are intelligent, social animals.
You assume she fired the arrow in darknes, that is not what she posted.
You also appear to have never seen an elk or whitetail deer hunt, where the hunter has to wait for a clear shot at his/her target which is in a group.
You are also making assumptions that the meat from this animal was wasted.
You might want to engage your brain, rather than your emotions next time. Unless of course you are some sort of animal-rights, anti-hunting moron, and then you won't be able to engage your brain. (The tenor of your post suggests that you are the latter.)
You said it. Well done.