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The following is NATUMI's
Orphan Profile.
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Quick Facts about
NATUMI
| Gender |
Female |
Date of Birth |
February 1999 |
| Location Found |
Nanyuki |
| Age on Arrival |
6 weeks old |
| Comments on Place Found |
Herd was fired at, three members of which died, one being Natumis mother in Nanyuki |
| Reason for being Orphaned |
Problem Animal Control |
A female calf estimated to have been born in February 1999 and to have been 6 weeks old on arrival. Natumi’s herd went to drink at a dam near a placed called Natumi on the President's Farm, where over zealous Presidential Bodyguards opened fire at random into the herd, killing 3, including Natumi's mother, and wounding many others. Natumi was spared, stuffed into a Chicken House, but fortunately word got out, and a neighbouring European farmer rescued her and alerted us in Nairobi. Natumi was in good condition on arrival, and thrived from the beginning. Now in Tsavo, she has settled in well and looks the epitome of good health and happiness.
She is an independent and rather timid character, running back for the protection of the human family whenever startled, a great favourite with the younger set, being the oldest of those recently transferred from the Nursery.
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