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It was a hot day as the Junior Keeper Dependent group browsed the Kanziku area and had to seek shade when the temperature climbed. All enjoyed a lengthy mudbath. During the afternoon Kilaguni and Kibo enjoyed their usual Strength Testing exercise.

Having taken their Lucerne supplement the orphans headed out again to browse the Kone area, Ololoo and Kilaguni pausing en route for a brief Pushing Match while the others played in the damp banks of earth alongside the road. All had a prolonged mudbath, Ololoo trying to mount onto Kalama during the process. After the mudbath Lualeni and Sunyei turned up to join the Juniors and remained with them for the rest of the day, escorting them back to their Stockades in the evening.

The orphans browsed around the Stockades this morning, Ololoo attempting to mount Mutara, but was prevented from doing so by Kilaguni. This angered Ololoo who then challenged Kilaguni to a test of strength which ended in a draw. After the Juniors had moved further into the bush, the Ex Orphans came by the Stockades. Missing from the group was Yatta and her baby, Yetu, Napasha, Challa, Ithumbah, Lenana, Sidai, Madiba and Tomboi. Meanwhile the Juniors enjoyed their usual noon mudbath.

It was a morning filled with activity as the Ex Orphans plus some others came to join the Juniors. The Ex Orphans comprised of Yatta and her baby, Ithumbah, Loijuk, Wendi, Lualeni, Makena, Chyulu, Orok, Naserian, Zurura, Sidai, Meibai, Challa, Kenze, Rapsu, Tomboi, Kora and were accompanied by the wild recruit named Kijana plus two other wild elephants. Kandecha took the opportunity to test his strength against Ex Orphans Makena and Ithumbah, as well as Suguta, Miebai, and Sabachi from his Junior Group. He tried his luck with Ex Orphan Naserian but she proved too strong for him. Others who enjoyed Pushing Games included Naisula who played with Kilaguni and later took on Ithumbah while Kilabasi chose Meibai but was no match for him. Shortly afterwards the entire group left for the field, Sidai and Chyulu acting as the Nannies for baby Yetu, and once out in the bush Wendi lay down providing a scratching post for Sidai. The Ex Orphan group parted before the mudbath where the Juniors took their milk and water before returning to browse until time to return to the Stockades. In the late evening Mulika and her baby, Mwende, visited the Stockades along with Ex Orphans Madiba, Kamboyo, Nasalot, Lenana, Galana, Sunyei and 3 wild elephant friends.

Before leaving for the field today Kanjoro challenged Olare to a Test of Strength while Kilaguni engaged Kandecha. At the mudbath the Juniors were joined by Lualeni who was with Ex Orphans Madiba, Nasalot, Tomboi, Taita, Buchuma, Rapsu, Zurura, Meibai, Sunyei, Lenana, Kora, Galana, Mulika and her baby, along with the wild recruit known as Mgeni and 3 other wild elephant friends. After the Juniors had left, Kanjoro returned to spend more time with the Ex Orphan group while the Keepers took their lunch. Later they called him out of the group, and escorted him back to his Junior peers. Later Lualeni came with Madiba to join the Juniors who were browsing the slopes of Ithumba Hill, but when the Keepers began taking the Juniors back in the evening, they realized that Lualeni had snatched Ololoo and left with him. At 6 p.m. that evening Lualeni was accompanied by Wendi when she brought Ololoo back to the stockades.