Keepers' Diaries, January 2008

Voi Reintegration Unit

The December 2007 Voi Unit Diary ended on the 24th, Christmas Eve, with no contact with our orphans for the rest of the month since the death of Mweiga on the 22nd, when Burra, who witnessed her passing, ran off to join Naptime’s group, obviously passing on the sad news. Whereas previously whilst Mweiga was in residence, they returned regularly, often on a daily basis, this surprised the Keepers, but illustrating once again the sophisticated communication of which elephants are capable.