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Enkesha recently seems determined to form her own little herd. Early this morning she was seen leading Luggard, Nabulu, Kiombo, Mukkoka and Larro into the deep thicket. The seven stayed away from the orphan herd for so long that the Keepers had to go look for them when it was time for their 9am bottles of milk. They were all found with Enkesha in the front and Larro and the others following closely behind. 

As the older group of orphans finished their midday bottles of milk, Luggard was spotted running down to the mud bath area. Luggard, who normally stays in the forest with his Keepers, today snuck off to join the older orphans and enjoyed a short wallow in the mud bath before going back to the forest. 

Maxwell seems to be enjoying Kiko’s company in the mornings. This afternoon, when Kiko was let out into the field Maxwell began to charge around his stockade and pushing against his gate, as though he wanted to follow Kiko too.

Maktao and Kiasa seem to constantly be in disputes over each other’s greens in the evening. Last night, as soon as Kiasa had finished her milk she stuck her trunk through the wooden divider and began to reach for Maktao’s greens. This appeared to upset Maktao who responded by charging at her. The Keepers tried to stop the two but to no avail, as the pair continued with these activities throughout the night. 

This morning Tamiyoi wouldn’t allow any other orphans to approach the water trough where she was drinking water. She first charged Musiara, then Maisha, Enkesha and Emoli, forcing the Keepers to intervene and move her away from the water trough so that the others could have a drink. 

Last night around 8pm, the Nursery had a new rescue arrive. A young female estimated to be 10 months old that was rescued from the Masai Mara. She was put into the stockade neighboring Maktao’s. Maktao who at first seemed afraid of the new arrival, later calmed down and then moved closer as if to investigate who is new neighbor was. He tried to interact with her by putting his trunk through the wooden divider, but the new female seemed uninterested in interacting with him. 

Even though it has been so hot, the Keepers still have to convince some of the orphans to have a mud bath after their midday bottles of milk. Musiara, however, doesn’t need to be convinced. Once he finished his bottle of milk he walked straight into the water and began to wallow in the mud. He was soon joined by Emoli, Maktao, and Enkesha and before the end of their midday feeding time all the orphans, apart from Dololo, were in the water. Dololo doesn’t seem to enjoy wallowing in the mud. 

Mukkoka is starting to behave like Mapia when he runs down for his midday bottle of milk. Like Mapia, he doesn’t want any of his friends to overtake him and is often trumpeting loudly as if to tell everyone that he is coming for his milk. 

Malima has always had a funny habit when she comes for her milk. If she arrives at the mud bath area before the other orphans and the Keepers are not ready with her bottle, she simply kneels down on her front legs and patiently waits. This continues to amaze the Keepers. 

After their midday bottle of milk, Enkesha, Mukkoka and Nabulu moved away from the other orphans, to browse quietly together, and only resurfaced when it was time for their afternoon bottles of milk. Enkesha seemed to know that the other orphans were down at the mud bath area as she was seen leading the other two. 

Larro has such a unique way of falling asleep. In the evening she falls asleep resting on the walls in her stable and then lies down as soon as she knows the day’s activities are over.