The following is the a selected photo for the Elephant Orphan named: KIBO  (foster now) Name Gender Date Born Location Found Age on Arrival Comments Reason for being Orphaned  KIBO  Male  Thursday, January 15, 2009 Amboseli, on community lands near the Sinya Mines close to the Tanzanian border  Approximately 2 weeks old  He was trapped in a shallow well dug for cattle, when discovered by two Masaai and rescued by The Amboseli Elephant Research Project at 9.00pm on the 7th Feb. He had obviously been trapped in there for a long time for his ears were extremely sunburnt.  Man Made Cause for Separation    THE ELEPHANT ORPHANS PROJECT: KEEPER'S DIARY PHOTO ZOOM KIBO Kibo crossing the road Taken on 2/17/2012 Previous Photo - Next Photo - Back to Catalogue For More information KIBO please see their orphan profile.

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