JPK, I agree with your statement. I meant to be referring to an animal that was moving away (hurriedly)after an unsuccessful first brain shot attempt.
On the question of shooting elephants close to park boundaries, I would hope the PH would let me know if we were closer than 1/4 mile to a boundary, as even a heart-shot ele can sometimes go that far. I believe most of the elephants have a very good idea where the boundaries are, and they likely head there as rapidly as possible if wounded.