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Having taken water at the Stockade trough, the orphans left for the browsing area, where they were met by the Ex Orphans. Nasalot instantly took control of Chaimu and Kilaguni. All fed together throughout the day, enjoyed the noon mudbath together, and the Seniors escorted the Juniors back in the evening, before departing for the night. At 3 p.m. a wild herd visited the Stockade trough and quenched their thirst.

The Juniors were joined by the Ex Orphans at the Kanziku area. Missing from the Ex orphan Group were Yatta, Mulika, Selengai, Orok, Rapsu and Buchuma who seem to be forming a Group of their own, leaving Nasalot with Wendi’s Group who fraternize more frequently with the Juniors. Yatta’s wild recruit, “Mgeni” keeps switching between Yatta’s Group and that of Wendi. Nasalot fed close to her favourites, Chaimu and Kilaguni while Sabachi remained close to Loijuk. Meibai enjoys sticking to the Ex Orphans whenever they are around, and he may soon become Keeper independent as did Orok. In the evening the entire group returned to the Stockades where the orphans were joined by a visiting wild herd.

Again Nasalot was with Wendi’s group at the Stockade Gates ready to escort the Youngsters out in the morning. Out in the field, at l0 a.m., Wendi took her group away leaving Nasalot and Nasrian with the Youngsters. At noon Nasalot took the Youngsters to the milk and mudbath venue, Kilaguni taking little Kilaguni to enjoy his milk and then the wallow. The Youngsters browsed during the afternoon with Nasalot and Naserian, who escorted them back to the Stockades in the evening. At the Stockade water trough Naserial and Nasalot were joined by “Rafiki” and a wild herd who also came to take water.

All the Ex Orphans were at the Stockades first thing in the morning, waiting to escort the Youngsters out. Once in the browsing area, Yatta shook an Acacia tree so that the pods fell to the ground for the orphans to feast on. Kilaguni tried to inhibit Meibai accessing the pods, so Meibai retaliated by knocking Kilaguni to the ground. Immediately Nasalot came to the rescue of her favourite and solved the dispute!

It was a day without much fun, the Youngsters concentrating on browsing now that the dry season has set in. In the field Loijuk took Chaimu and Kilaguni from the main group to feed separately joining the others when it was time for the mudbath.

Loijuk led the Youngsters out in the morning. At around 9.30 a.m. Lualeni and Kora came to drink at the Stockade trough, accompanied by a wild friend. Having taken a drink, the trio headed out again. Meanwhile the Youngsters settled into serious browsing, enjoyed their mudbath, and returned to feed. At 4 p.m. Nasalot suddenly appeared heading straight to Kilaguni and cuddling him by placing her trunk lovingly across his back. Having escorted the Youngsters back to the Stockades in the evening, Nasalot headed in an easterly direction.

Kinna turned up to join the Juniors soon after they had left the Stockades in the morning. Having taken water together, she led them out to browse where they were joined by the rest of Yatta’s group, with the exception of Kora, Lualeni, Naserian and Zurura. As usual Nasalot homed in on Kilaguni, and the two spent the entire day close together. Naserian, Kora, Lualeni and Zurura joined the Juniors and the rest at the mudbath, Zurura having obviously made up his mind that it was time he promoted himself to the Senior set. All returned to the Stockades in the evening, and spent time at the water trough before the Juniors filed into their Night Stockade, except Zurura, who didn’t even look at the Stockade Gates! He left with the Seniors.

The Juniors went to browse at the Kanziku area today where they were joined By Nasalot and Wendi’s group. It was a hot day so the whole group participated fully in the mudbath. During the afternoon browsing session Kilaguni remained glued to Nasalot while Sabachi stuck to Loijuk. In the evening 6 wild elephants came to drink at the Stockade trough.

As usual the Juniors left the Stockades early. At the mudbath only Meibai, Kilaguni, Chaimu and Makena participated in wallowing, while the rest took water and waited for their colleagues to emerge from the wallow. They then all went back to feed in the Kone area until 5 p.m. when Kilaguni led the group back to the Stockades for the night.

Out in the browsing area, Kilaguni and Chaimu took time out from feeding to play a rolling game on the ground and then take a dust-bath. Seeing that they were joined by Meibai so the three spent some time occupied thus. It was a very hot day, so the Juniors thoroughly enjoyed the mudbath while the squirrels, hyraxes and monkeys took to the trees to try and cool themselves down.

An hour after the Junior Group had left the Stockade compound, the ex orphaned herd accompanied by two wild elephants checked in. After taking water they all headed out following the direction taken by the Juniors meeting up with them at about 10 a.m. Again Nasalot immediately sought out Kilaguni, while all the others mingled happily, browsing together. All attended the mudbath, later scratching themselves against trees, Kilaguni and Nasalot sharing one tree! Later the Ex Orphans separated from the Juniors, and headed towards the West.

The entire Ex Orphan Herd amongst whom was Mgeni and another wild elephant, joined the Juniors in the morning and the morning was spent browsing all together. Kilaguni led the way to the mudbath, where most of the herd enjoyed a mudbath while others took to Soil Dusting. In the afternoon the Ex Orphans separated from the Juniors, but turned up again to take water at the Stockade in the late evening before leaving to an undisclosed location.

It promised to be another very hot day as Loijuk led the Keeper Dependent group out to browse with Kilaguni, Chaimu and Sabachi walking alongside her. At the mudbath venue the Ex Orphans joined the Juniors for a wallow and spent the afternoon browsing with them, escorting the Youngsters back in the evening.

The morning was cool as the orphans took water and indulged in the usual Stockade games before heading out to feed. Kilaguni lay down and rolled around watched by Loijuk and Sabachi while Chyulu scratched against some nearby rocks and then led the Group out. After the mudbath the Juniors settled down to browse along the slopes of Ithumba hill before returning to the Stockades in the evening.