Elephant fitted with contact lens in Amsterdam (VIDEO)

Win Thida, an elephant in Amsterdam’s zoo, was fitted for a jumbo-sized contact lens after suffering an eye injury, the AFP reported.

“Win Thida is the first elephant in Europe with a contact lens,” the Artis zoo said on its website, the AFP reported.

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The Asian elephant is the oldest in the zoo at 45-years-old and is a popular attraction, the Daily Telegraph reported. But she most likely scratched her eye during an altercation with another elephant. Win Thida

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