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Poor Dupotto continues to struggle with her health; despite her continued treatment the Keepers see no great change in her condition. She has better days than others, where she is happy to have her milk and browse with the other orphans, whereas other days she seems to struggle and prefers to keep to herself. 

It has been amazing to watch the other orphans interact with Dupotto as it seems that they know she is unwell and that she needs their company and affection. When she lags behind the group, Tamiyoi, Maisha, Nabulu, and Enkesha could be seen walking after her and holding up the rest of the Nursery herd to wait for her. The orphans can be seen doing the same for Luggard, when he lags behind Nabulu, Kiombo and Ziwadi love to accompany him out to the forest. 

Kiko is growing into a healthy and playful teenager who really enjoys being out and about browsing. Some days he can be a little naughty and decides to do his own thing as opposed to follow his Keepers. Today, he decided to wonder off and browse in the general parking area where he was curiously watching some of the guards at the gate. When the Keepers tried to get him to move back into the forest he refused and kept walking in the other direction. Eventually he agreed to follow his Keepers and head back into the forest. 

It was a very cold morning as there had been light rainfall throughout the evening. Some of the orphans such as Musiara, Kiombo, Maktao and Mukkoka refused to leave their rooms and head out to the forest. It was quite amusing for the Keepers because when they opened the doors to Mukkoka and Musiara’s stables both the young bulls trumpeted loudly as if in protest to their doors being open and hid right at the back of their rooms waiting for the rains to stop. 

Other orphans such as Dololo, Sattao, Kiasa, Maisha, Larro, and Tamiyoi were very happy outside their stables making their way out to the forest to start their morning browsing activities. Due to the cold weather, they all enjoyed a long dust bath and Larro could be seen happily rolling around some of the dust mounds. Maisha, Enkesha, Kiasa, and Tamiyoi were all busy rolling around and posing next to each other. Musiara and the others eventually came out of their stables and joined the rest of the Nursery herd. 

Luggard woke up in a very happy and playful mood today, when he was let out of his stable he went charging off to meet the other orphans. Maisha and Enkesha were waiting for Ziwadi and Larro who were making their way up the path. As Luggard was charging out to the field he kept playfully pushing at any of the other orphans that would come near him. He seems to love any strength testing match he can start up with any of the other orphans. 

This morning, he got the attention of Maisha and the two began a pushing game, their game continued far into the forest. Luggard would kick about and trumpet loudly as he would charge around with Maisha, he appeared to be very pleased with the game. Maisha knew not to push too hard back at Luggard so she would really enjoy locking trunks with him. 

The two were eventually joined by Sattao who also loves to play, but Luggard seemed to get a little rough with the young bull who decided to move away. Sattao went off and started to play with Dololo who was browsing nearby.

Enkesha was in a very happy and playful mood this morning, and always thoroughly enjoys her bottle of milk very close to little Larro. Larro and Enkesha have become best friends and are often seen hanging around the wheelbarrows with one another, looking for spilt milk, and browsing together in the field. As they both like to hang around for extra milk, the Keepers have had to watch them both, ensuring that they move back into the field or to the mud bath once they have finished drinking.  

Dupotto and Luggard, on the other hand, are always the last two to get their milk bottles. They both slowly make their way down, avoiding all the commotion of the other orphans and then quietly enjoy their bottles. Dupotto who continues to struggle with her health, seems to enjoy relaxing with Luggard as she knows she won’t have to rush to finish her milk. The two quite happily walk together behind the rest of the Nursery herd. 

It was a chilly morning when the orphans came out of their rooms today, but other than that they seemed to be okay. Maisha and Enkesha decided to leave the others and went their own way to browse behind the stables. It was still early in the morning and Kiasa and Larro were together feeding in front of the others. It seemed as if they wanted to walk off further into the forest; because Kiasa is a naughty girl sometimes and the Keepers always keep an eye on her, they were watching her this morning to make sure she did not wander off too far. When it was milk time Kiasa ran very fast to have her bottle with her little friend but when they were done they decided to hang around to see if they could have any extra milk. The Keepers were wise to their tricks and directed both girls away from the feeding area to go off and continue browsing.

At the beginning of the day it was all about Maktao and Musiara as these two boys were having a really good time playing their pushing games. They were engaged in a wrestling game and at times they also took a break from this to play hide and seek as they gathered their energy to continue wrestling. They hardly bothered associating with any of the other babies, including Ziwadi who for the first time was showing interest in playing with Maktao. When it was time for their milk bottles, Maktao and Musiara walked together to go and have their milk at the same time. Luggard walked down slowly behind them as Larro, Mukkoka and Enkesha were kept at the back to go and have their milk at the end, as sometimes Mukkoka and Larro can be disruptive. Larro was looking very greedy and she was very happy by the time she had her milk bottle, and all of the others had finished so she could not ask for any more either. After everyone was done, they all walked in the company of their Keepers to the bushes to browse on greens. 

Larro and Enkesha have become very close recently and both these little girls were seen browsing with each other all day today. They may have spent the whole time browsing, but Larro has become very eager to have her milk bottle these days and always wants to be the first to any milk feed, leaving Enkesha behind. Larro likes to be first, but little Mukkoka has proved to be a fast mover as well and there is often a competition between he and Larro over who can arrive first for their milk bottles. If Mukkoka thinks he is falling behind, he starts to yell out in protest at Larro being first – just like a child shouting that it isn’t fair!

Tagwa used to be the matriarch of the Nairobi Nursery and still shows these motherly and caring instincts now that she is back. This morning she wouldn’t leave the compound until the little girl Larro was also with her. She stood next to Nabulu’s stable which is the last one on the way out to the forest to wait for the little girl. Tamiyoi used to be the main leader in the herd along with Enkesha who likes to shower Larro with affection, and Tagwa has taken on some of the responsibility of looking after little Larro as well. With Tagwa around, Larro feels very safe and secure in the group, and Tamiyoi and Enkesha decided to take the opportunity to go and browse far ahead of the group. The Keepers had to be on their toes and make sure they didn’t go too far so that they would get lost. 

Larro is the youngest in the Nursery herd and is so lucky to have the care and attention from so many of the older girls in the Nursery. Tagwa seems to have taken on the full mandate of looking after the little baby of the group, but Enkesha, Kiasa and Tamiyoi still manage to look after her from time to time. Enkesha is happy to accept that Tagwa is very capable of taking care of Larro and is happy to leave her in her company. Kiasa, although very caring of Larro, has never changed the naughty side of her character. Today during the public visiting time she decided to initiate a pushing game with Sattao. The visiting public found their antics very funny, as they wrestled for close on twenty minutes after having their milk bottles, until it was time for them to go back out to the forest again. They both walked out with the rest of the younger herd in the company of their Keepers, back to the forest to browse. At least Kiasa was better around the milk bottles today!