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Turkwel, Kainuk and Sities are still rehearsing for their move to the Ithumba Rehabilitation facility in N. Tsavo East. Having previously been reluctant to enter the Elephant Mover Truck, Sities gained confidence when she saw Orwa, Naipoki and Ishaq-B going in without hesitation. Meanwhile poor tiny “Bocha” continues to fight for survival, his stools continuing to be very loose.

It has been raining heavily almost every day, with many parts of the country suffering from flooding. The weather has meant that the babies of the Nursery (Ajabu, Lemoyian, Barsilinga, Tundani, Ngasha, Kithaka and those who are weak such as Jasiri and Tano have had to remain indoors for a lot of the time, which is not popular with them. The healthy and strong orphans have thoroughly enjoyed the frequent downpours, playing in the puddles and rolling in the mud, with Orwa and Bomani engaging one another frequently in playful strength-testing sliding matches!

Orwa who is now the Biggest Boy in the Nursery, is beginning to behave like an independent Bull Elephant, enjoying trailing the other orphans rather than being in amongst them, obviously liking the feeling of independence from the family, ahead of his time! Orwa, who came into the Nursery in an advanced state of malnutrition, so feeble that he could not even stand unaided, will one day be a fine bull in the Tsavo ecosystem.