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This morning a wild elephant passed by the orphans who were busy browsing. Suguta and Sabachi raised their trunks in greeting. Sabachi, the bravest of the bunch, walked towards the wild elephant and sniffed it before returning to the group. Kilaguni and Ololoo engaged one another in their usual pushing games.

With the exception of Kijana the same ex-orphan group as yesterday came to the stockades to see the orphans and share their Lucerne. Kibo engaged Kilaguni in strength testing games that came to an end when Kalama led the group out for the day. The ex-orphans and their wild friends stayed at the compound a while longer before leaving. In the evening a lone tusked bull came to the stockade for a drink.

Chemi Chemi was very active this morning engaging Suguta in strength testing games before trying to learn some pushing tactics from Lualeni who had come to join the youngsters. Kilaguni and Kibo engaged one another and were interrupted by Sabachi who tried to mount Kilaguni who was lying down. At 9am the ex-orphans in the company of Mgeni and two other wild elephants came to the stockades for a drink.

Kilabasi, Kanjoro, Shukuru, Tano and Mutara are now getting used to the climate at Ithumba and have quickly caught up on the daily routine. Kilaguni, Melia, Sabachi, Chaimu, Suguta, Naisula and Kandecha are in the process of being weaned off the milk as they are now four years old and there is enough vegetation for them to browse on. At 10am the ex-orphans together with three wild elephants joined the orphans who were browsing in the Kalovoto area and led them further afield. The two groups parted ways at around 1pm. Napasha, Kora and Rapsu were not amongst the ex-orphaned herd today.