A rhino poached for its horn in Zimbabwe. Credit: Anti-poaching Unit, Zimbabwe Reeking of infection, the elephant stumbled into the Tanzanian camp where Thomas Appleby works as a safari manager. Its back legs festered with gangrene radiating from the open, pungent wounds that the animal had evidently endured for at least two long weeks
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