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Daba loves his pellets so much, he'll even steal them from a blind black rhino. Maxwell has lived at our Nairobi Nursery for nearly twenty years. Daba has intentions that go beyond salutations, but despite his outright thievery, Maxwell doesn't seem to mind!
Moon nursing at our Ithumba Reintegration Unit, with Kitirua keeping watch. You can tell Kitirua by her ragged ears. Rescued in 2011 from Amboseli as a tiny two-year-old, around the same time we were raising new mum Melia – the two of them grew up together and both now roam wild in Tsavo.
Bedtime for Bumpy!
He approaches his room at a sprint, then – one little whir of the ears later – flops onto his mattress. A day spent cavorting in the water is tiring work, and our little hippo is more than ready for a good night's sleep.
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Melia has a new daughter. Earlier this week, ex-orphan Melia walked up to our Ithumba Reintegration Unit and introduced her brand new baby girl to Head Keeper Benjamin and the team. We've named her Moon. Little sister to Milo, born outside the same stockades in 2022. Bold and full of character.
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Kipekee is one of the youngest in our Nursery herd – and the most influential. When she dashes around the stockades in excitement, the others do the same. When she runs into the forest, they jog along. The Keepers have a phrase for it: Kipekee & Co. www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/orphans/kipe...
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Meet Zigi, the youngest of the wild-born babies at our Umani Springs Reintegration Unit. Born on 24 April 2025 to ex-orphan Zongoloni – her first calf. He's now just over a year old, sharing the Kibwezi Forest with his three slightly older friends – Mwana, Lenny and Sulwe.
Photo of the month – Bumpy at breakfast. He's at Kaluku Neonate Unit in Tsavo, hand-fed by Keeper Joseph at the water's edge. Baby hippos learn to nurse underwater, diving and resurfacing for breath between sips. Bumpy hasn't had to do any of that yet. www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/orphans/bumpy
Do elephants remember who was kind to them? Yes – and across decades. Our ex-orphans return to the stockades long after they've gone wild, recognise specific Keepers by name, and bring their wild-born calves home to introduce them. They even come back for help.
A throwback to baby Chamboi. When he first came to our Kaluku Neonate Unit in Tsavo, our orphan black rhino fit easily under a Keeper's arm. He took comfort from scratches in the early days – behind the ears, along the flanks, all the spots a Keeper learns by heart. He's much bigger now.
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Three of our wild-born babies, three different moods. Which is your favourite?
Sulwe at our Umani Springs Reintegration Unit, saying hello.
Mango and Sullivan at Ithumba, looking like they're hatching a plan.
Moon, born this week to ex-orphan Melia, under mum's belly.
