A BABY albino elephant has been left with scars from her mouth to her ears after she was left trapped in a poacher’s snare for four days.
Khanyisa was found alone and tangled in a snare at a private reserve close to the border of Kruger National Park, South Africa.
These are the scars left on Khanyisa’s face as she recovers from being left in a poacher’s snare for four daysCredit: Caters News Agency
Herman, one of the calf’s carers, feeds the albino baby elephant with a bottleCredit: Caters News Agency
The orphanage where the calf is recovering allows for the baby elephants to be close to a herd for emotional wellbeingCredit: Caters News Agency
The vulnerable calf had severe cuts to the back of both her ears and her neck. The barbaric snare had wrapped itself around her cheeks and deep into her mouth.
The baby elephant is slowly recovering after suffering from deep gashes that go from her mouth to her earsCredit: Caters News Agency
The calf plays with one of her carers as she recoversCredit: Caters News Agency