Less than three months after Cecil the Lion was shot dead, a German hunter has killed a large elephant with 122lb tusks in a game park in Zimbabwe.
The majestic animal's tusks weighed 122lb and were so big that they dragged along the ground, according to Johnny Rodrigues, chairman for Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force.
The German hunter was assisted by a experienced hunter who acted as his guide on the 21 day hunting trip
The animal was shot dead by a German hunter on October 8 in Gonarezhou National Park in south-east Zimbabwe
The hunter is believed to be a German national, who reportedly paid $60,000 (£39,000) for a hunting permit to shoot the colossal bull elephant as part of an organised hunt, according to The Telegraph.
He was assisted by a experienced hunter who acted as his guide on the 21 day hunting trip.
There was global outcry when Cecil the lion, a major attraction at Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park, was killed by US dentist Walter Palmer in July as apart of an organised hunt.
The predator was killed with a high-powered crossbow, prompting furious protesters to brand the American a 'murderer'.
Mr Palmer's dental practice in Minnesota was later forced to close temporarily as campaigners spent weeks outside.
Animal rights charities criticised the decision this week not to prosecute the dentist, but officials in Zimbabwe insisted he had filled out the proper paperwork allowing him to hunt.
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