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Mshale (the huge bull who had a poisoned arrow removed by our Mobile Veterinary Unit) checked in at the water trough along with 3 wild friends. Meanwhile Kibo and Kilaguni engaged one another in their usual Pushing Bout until Kalama led the way out to browse. As it was a warm day all the Juniors enjoyed their noon mudbath.

As usual, the Juniors were joined by the Ex Orphans in the morning, so all could partake of the supplements. Kandecha and Kilaguni engaged one another in a strength testing exercise until Tumaren led the Juniors out to browse.

As usual Kandecha and Kilaguni opened up the morning activity with a Pushing Match as more than 20 wild elephants were drinking at the Stockade water trough. At the noon mudbath the Ex Orphans joined the Juniors as usual, separating afterwards. Again the Juniors had a second mudbath in the evening on the way back home.

It was a cool morning as the Juniors enjoyed their morning lucerne before Chaimu led the group out to browse. At the mudbath Ololoo attempted to take on Kilaguni, but soon thought better of it! All enjoyed a soil bath, since it was too cool for the mud.

The Juniors headed out to browse in a very jovial mood, swinging their trunks from side to side. Kandecha and Kilaguni enjoyed their usual Pushing Game, emulated briefly by Suguta and Olare. At the mudbath Makireti held her own bottle of milk, and ran with it towards the mudbath water trough, dropping it midway. Four wild elephants were drinking at the trough. The three new babies joined them without fear and later tried to follow them, as more wild elephants began to check in at the mudbath. The Keepers had a difficult time to round the three up. Soon there were 22 wild elephants and 29 Ex Orphans at the mudbath as the Keepers took the Juniors to the Soil pile for a dustbath before heading back out to browse.

The Ex Orphans came to join the Juniors at the Lucerne pile early today, and to avoid having to share their particular pile, Ishanga and Ithumbah grabbed a bunch and went off to feed away from the others behind the rocks where they could not be seen! Later the Juniors headed to the Kanziku area. During the mudbath Ololoo challenged Kilaguni to a strength test and had to surrender and move away for a dustbath instead. Just as the Juniors were leaving 14 wild elephants showed up at the mudbath. By evening the temperatures were still high, so the Juniors took another cooling mudbath before heading back home.

As the Juniors were occupied at the Lucerne, the Ex Orphans turned up. Kandecha engaged Kilaguni in the usual Pushing Game which Suguta threatened to interrupt until Kibo moved in to block her. The rest of the day passed without incident.