When cow hunting last year I had an exit with a brain shot on a small ele cow. Somehow the bullet path diverged and ended up coming out behind the right ear. This was the initial front on brain shot. A bit later I put three shots into its chest (it was dead, but we couldn't approach) from a bit of a front broadside angle. None of these exited. .450 NE 480 gr Woodleighs.

We certainly waited for the other elephants to move out of the way with the broadside shots.