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Mutara’s group, consisting of Mutara, Mambo, Suguta, Sities, Turkwel, Malkia, Sana Sana, Naboishu, and Kainuk, visited the stockade to surprise us for the New Year. The group had been away for a very long time. Later, Barsilinga, Yatta, Yoyo, Yogi, Galla, Sapalan, Nasalot, Nusu, and Noah also came to say hi for the New Year. Mambo was so happy to meet the orphans and expressed it by engaging Lodo, Vaarti, and Mayan in a light pushing game. Turkwel exchanged greetings with Barsilinga and later with Sapalan. Olorien had a brief interaction with Naboishu.  

Shortly thereafter, the orphans left for browsing, leaving the ex-orphans at the stockade compound. Olorien, Larro, and Mukkoka had lagged behind with the ex-orphans, but the keepers took them to join their colleagues. Kinyei settled to browse with Bondeni, while Kindani teamed up with Olorien. At eleven o'clock in the morning, Roho led the first group to the mud bath. Mutara’s group also showed up at the mud bath briefly before heading northwest of the mud bath. The orphans had their milk, then wallowed, and thereafter returned to the browsing field.  

The orphans had a quiet afternoon as they concentrated more on browsing, with no major observations. 

Wendi, Wema, Wimbi, Wiva, Wanjala, Galana, Gawa, Gala, Siku, Zurura, and two wild elephants were at the stockade compound when the orphans were let out. Wema tried to bully Vaarti, but Kuishi intervened, warning Wema to keep away from Vaarti. Kinyei had a brief interaction with Gala before stepping aside, allowing Vaarti and Mayan to take over. Mayan was the first to engage Gala in a light pushing game, and later, Vaarti joined in to play with Gala. 

Kuishi challenged Wanjala in a pushing game, while Sattao played with Gawa. Later, Naleku led the orphans to the browsing field. A wild bull followed the group, occasionally charging at the orphans and the keepers. The wild bull eventually left when the keepers climbed onto rocks for safety. 

The orphans settled to browse in the Kone area and browsed peacefully until eleven o'clock in the morning, when Olorien led the first group to the mud bath. The sky remained cloudy, and the temperatures were moderate. After taking their milk, only Lodo, Kindani, Roho, Suguroi, Mukkoka, and Kinyei participated fully in wallowing. A wild teenager emerged from the northern side and joined the six orphans in the water. 

Lodo engaged Roho in a strength-testing exercise while still in the water, while the rest of the orphans opted for a soil-bathing session. In the afternoon, the orphans browsed west of Ithumba Hill. Bondeni engaged Roho in a pushing game, while Vaarti played with his friend Mayan. 

In the evening, the orphans returned safely to the stockade.

It was a quiet morning. No ex-orphans or wild elephants showed up to share lucerne with the orphans. The orphans had all the freedom they needed, as there was no one to compete with or push them around. Mayan and Vaarti settled to scratch on their usual rock, while Roho and Suguroi engaged in a game of sitting and raising their trunks. Esoit and Mukkoka gently pushed Mayan and Vaarti off the rock to enjoy scratching their bellies in turn. 

When the orphans had enough lucerne, Naleku led the way to the browsing field. The orphans settled to browse in the Kone area and browsed calmly until mud bath time, when Vaarti led the first group to the mud bath. The temperatures were moderate, and only Roho, Suguroi, Lodo, Kindani, Kuishi, Larro, and Esoit participated in wallowing. Lodo and Roho had a strength-testing game while still in the water, which ended in a draw. Kuishi, Larro, and Esoit were the last to leave the wallow. 

The rest of the group only washed their feet before heading for a soil-dusting session. In the afternoon, the orphans settled to browse west of Ithumba Hill. Kuishi developed an itchy ear and found a suitable tree to scratch against. 

In the evening, the orphans returned safely to the stockade. 

Tumaren, Tembo, Naseku, Esambu, Chaimu, and Ishanga joined the orphans for lucerne feeding in the morning. Vaarti and Mayan settled at their usual rock for a scratching exercise before interacting with Tembo. Kuishi exchanged morning greetings with Naseku and then led the orphans to the browsing field. 

At the browsing field, Vaarti browsed alongside Mayan, while Lodo teamed up with Kinyei. The orphans browsed calmly as they slowly made their way to the mud bath. At eleven o'clock, Olorien led Naleku and Suguroi in the first group, while Mayan led Vaarti and Lodo in the second group. The orphans had their milk and walked toward the mud bath. 

The weather was chilly, and the orphans boycotted the wallowing exercise, except for Roho, Lodo, Kindani, and Suguroi, who participated fully. Larro chose a soil-dusting exercise while her colleagues headed straight back to the browsing field. 

In the afternoon, the orphans settled to browse in the Kanziku area. Kuishi, as usual, browsed with her younger brother Esoit, while the rest of the group scattered across the area, enjoying the lush vegetation. 

In the evening, Mayan led the way back to the stockade. 

It was a quiet morning. Only the orphans were present at the lucerne feeding time. The orphans didn't stay for long as Vaarti, Kuishi, and Esoit walked to the water trough and started rumbling, calling their colleagues to leave for browsing before the green vegetation starts to lose its lushness. Indeed, many trees have started changing colour from green to brown, an indication that the rain is no more and the dry period is beckoning. 

Roho had a brief strength-testing exercise with Esoit while Olorien and Bondeni lagged behind, trying to pick the best out of the lucerne. The two orphans left later to catch up with their colleagues. Lodo had a brief meeting with Mayan as Mukkoka teamed up with Sattao. Tumaren, Tembo, Naseku, Chaimu, Maramoja, and Esampu passed a distance away from where the orphans were feeding and didn't bother to come close. Kuishi, Larro, Kindani, and Naleku just raised their trunks up as if waving while sending greetings to the ex-orphans. 

The orphans settled to browse north of Kalovoto, and at eleven o'clock in the morning, Vaarti led the way for the noon bottle feeds. After getting their milk, the orphans only washed their feet because the weather was chilly and the water was cold. The orphans had a brief soil-dusting exercise before returning to the browsing field. 

In the afternoon, Suguroi engaged Lodo in a pushing game that ended in a draw. Naleku played with Olorien, while Esoit played with Roho. The remaining part of the day was quiet as the orphans concentrated more on browsing without any major observation. In the evening, the orphans returned safely to the stockade for yet another night. 

The orphans settled briefly for lucerne soon after leaving the stockade. Naleku led the group to the browsing field, but the Keepers brought them back since the light was not good enough for them to start walking in the bush. The orphans spent more time at the stockade compound until the light was good enough to start wandering off to the bush. 

Mayan kept himself busy by playing with Bondeni, while Sattao played with Roho. Mukkoka settled to scratch his belly on a nearby rock as Olorien had a brief talk with Kindani. The orphans settled to browse at the Kone area, where Sattao competed with Kuishi over who between them could reach the highest leaves on a tree. Lodo settled to browse with Olorien and later took a break to engage Roho in a strength-testing exercise. 

Mayan came across a nice rock that he used to scratch against as Vaarti started the journey of heading for his noon bottle feeds. The temperatures were moderate. The orphans had their milk and thereafter skipped the wallowing exercise, settling for a soil-dusting exercise. 

In the afternoon, the orphans settled to browse east of Ithumba Hill and came across mud that they used to have fun in. Bondeni settled to browse with Mayan and later took a break to relax under a tree until the temperatures dropped to a favourable level. In the evening, Kinyei led the way back to the stockade. 

Kibo was at the stockade compound early in the morning. The orphans were let out soon after taking their morning milk and joined Kibo outside. Shortly after, Chyulu arrived with her two babies, Cheka and Charli. The naughty Kibo started harassing Chyulu and even drove her and the kids away from the lucerne feeding area. 

Enkikwe and his friend Sapalan arrived and joined the orphans in feeding on lucerne. Kuishi had a brief pushing game with Sapalan while Vaarti and Mayan settled at their usual rock for scratching. An hour later, Sapalan and Enkikwe escorted the orphans to the browsing field. 

The orphans settled to browse at Kone area. At the browsing field, the orphans were joined by Zurura, Kitirua, Naserian, Njema, Oltaiyoni, Kandecha, Kalama, Melia, and Milo. Half an hour later, the ex-orphans left for an undisclosed location. 

At eleven o'clock in the morning, Kinyei led the way to the mud bath. The orphans had their milk and then headed for wallowing. Lodo, Kinyei, Suguroi, Larro, Kindani, Mukkoka, Naleku, and Roho participated in wallowing, while their colleagues opted for a soil dusting exercise. Nasalot, Nusu, Noah, and Mundusi emerged from the northern side of the mud bath. Mundusi, Noah, and Nusu joined the orphans in wallowing while Nasalot waited outside for the young boys to enjoy themselves. 

When the orphans had enough of wallowing, Suguroi led the way out, leaving Nasalot's sons and Mundusi still wallowing. 

In the afternoon, the orphans settled to browse west of Ithumba Hill. The orphans browsed calmly throughout the remaining part of the day, and in the evening, Vaarti led the way back to the stockade. 

The orphans settled briefly for lucerne soon after leaving the stockade. Naleku led the way to the browsing field. Olorien settled to browse with Sattao, while Kindani engaged Esoit in a light pushing game. 

At around eight o'clock in the morning, the orphans were joined by Enkikwe and Sapalan, who later took Sattao, Mukkoka, and Kuishi away with them. The three orphans spent some time with the two ex-orphans before rejoining their colleagues later in the afternoon. 

At eleven o'clock in the morning, Kinyei led the first group to the mud bath. The orphans had their milk and then headed for wallowing, where they were joined by Zurura. When the orphans had enough of wallowing, Suguroi led the way out of the water. Roho and Lodo stayed back in the water, having a pushing game, while Zurura continued to enjoy his cooling-off exercise. 

Finally, Roho and Lodo finished wallowing and playing, and bid goodbye to Zurura. The orphans then had a soil dusting exercise before returning to the browsing field. They settled to browse in the Kanziku area and, in the evening, returned safely to the stockade. 

The orphans settled for lucerne soon after leaving the stockades. Mayan and Vaarti settled at their usual rock for scratching and were later joined by Naleku. Shortly afterwards, Kuishi led the way to the browsing field. Kuishi teamed up with Olorien in browsing, while Kinyei came across a nice tree that she used to scratch her ear. Sattao browsed with Kindani, while Vaarti settled to browse with Esoit and Mukkoka. 

The orphans browsed at the Kone area. Later, Vaarti, Bondeni, and Mayan visited the Kone dam for water before resuming their browsing. The orphans browsed calmly as they slowly headed to the mud bath. The sun was hot, and the orphans participated fully in the wallowing exercise after having their milk. 

In the afternoon, Esoit, Kinyei, Bondeni, and Lodo took a break from browsing to participate in a soil bath, rolling on the ground. After they had enough, the orphans resumed browsing. They browsed towards the north of Kalovoto before changing direction and heading towards the stockades. In the evening, the orphans returned safely to the stockades. 

The orphans settled for lucerne soon after leaving the stockades. Mayan and Vaarti settled at their usual rock for scratching and were later joined by Naleku. Shortly afterwards, Kuishi led the way to the browsing field and then teamed up with Olorien to browse, while Kinyei came across a nice tree that she used to scratch her ear on. Sattao browsed with Kindani, while Vaarti settled to browse with Esoit and Mukkoka. 

The orphans browsed at the Kone area. Later, Vaarti, Bondeni, and Mayan visited the Kone dam for water before resuming their browsing. The orphans browsed calmly as they slowly headed to the mud bath. The sun was hot, and the orphans participated fully in the wallowing exercise after having their milk. 

In the afternoon, Esoit, Kinyei, Bondeni, and Lodo took a break from browsing to participate in a soil bath, rolling on the ground. After they had enough, the orphans resumed browsing. They browsed towards the north of Kalovoto before changing direction and heading towards the stockades. In the evening, the orphans returned safely to the stockades. 

The orphans left the stockade early as usual, soon after taking their morning milk. They settled for lucerne and appeared calm. Kindani walked to a nearby rock and scratched her belly. It was the day new babies were to be transported from Nairobi to Ithumba.

After feeding on lucerne, the orphans settled to browse just a few meters west of the Ithumba stockade. Shortly before nine o'clock in the morning, Olare, Ola, Ndiwa, Nabulu, and Olsekki joined the orphans briefly. It's amazing how they seemed to know that new babies were arriving at Ithumba, arriving at nearly the exact time the truck was due.

At nine o'clock, the truck carrying Mukutan, Choka, and Loldaiga arrived. The three babies were offloaded and walked to the water trough. Olare, Ola, Nabulu, Olsekki, and Ndiwa arrived just in time to welcome the new arrivals. Mayan and Vaarti followed closely behind to catch a glimpse of the newcomers. Nabulu greeted Loldaiga and Mukutan. Mayan looked agitated upon meeting the new arrivals, knowing that he would no longer be considered a baby and would be moved to Group Two, meaning he would no longer be in the first group to return for the evening milk.

All the orphans gathered to meet the three new babies. Esoit went to greet Choka, but Choka ignored him. Loldaiga challenged Sattao and later moved on to play with Olorien. After some time interacting with the orphans, Loldaiga, followed by Mukutan, started walking west, accompanied by everyone present. The orphans took their new friends to Kone Dam, where they enjoyed a cooling-off exercise before heading to the main mud bath. Ndiwa escorted the new babies all the way to the mud bath.

The sun was hot, and immediately after getting their milk, all the orphans participated in wallowing, followed by a soil bathing exercise. Ndiwa had a brief meeting with Loldaiga before letting him go to catch up with his colleagues.

In the afternoon, the orphans settled to browse in the Kanziku area. Mukutan, Choka, and Loldaiga followed their colleagues, ready to learn about their new home. In the evening, the three new babies were shown the way back to the stockades.

Mukutan, Choka, and Loldaiga had their milk at six o'clock in the morning. After the gates opened, the three new boys were unsure which way to go. Naleku, Larro, Roho, and Kindani entered their stockade to enjoy the leftover branches before leading the newcomers to the lucerne feeding area. Naleku briefly interacted with Choka before settling to feed on lucerne. Vaarti kindly shared his lucerne with Mukutan and Loldaiga, while Suguroi briefly joined Choka but left when Choka protested.

A short while later, Mukutan, Choka, and Loldaiga visited the stockade water trough for a drink before being guided to the browsing fields. The orphans settled to browse at Kone, near Kone Dam, to allow the new boys to cool off if the temperatures became too high. Esoit engaged Kindani in a light pushing game before moving on to play with Roho. Kuishi, Sattao, and Mukkoka, who had spent the night out, rejoined the orphans at Kone Dam.

The group browsed calmly as they made their way to the mud bath. At eleven o'clock in the morning, Kinyei led the way. After their milk feed, the orphans enjoyed a refreshing mud bath. They were soon joined by Olare, Ola, Nabulu, Ndiwa, and Olsekki. Mukutan, Choka, and Loldaiga approached Ola, keen to play with her. Shortly after, Olare led her group away, and the new boys attempted to follow. However, the Keepers intervened, guiding Mukutan, Choka, and Loldaiga back to the main herd.

In the afternoon, the orphans settled to browse west of Ithumba Hill in a swampy area, where Mukutan, Choka, and Loldaiga relished cooling themselves in the water to beat the heat. By evening, all the orphans returned safely to the stockades.

Choka, Mukutan, and Loldaiga had their milk in the morning. The three boys, who are proving to be quick learners, didn't need to be shown the way out. Loldaiga, who is more confident, led the way out. The orphans settled for lucerne and shortly later were joined by Olare, Ola, Olsekki, Ndiwa, Nabulu, Tusuja, and a wild bull. Ola settled to scratch on a nearby rock. Choka walked to Ola and engaged her in a light pushing game. Ola didn't feel comfortable and so walked to her mother. Choka followed Ola, but Ola whipped Choka with her trunk. This was to warn Choka against bullying her baby. Choka walked away and called his two friends, Mukutan and Loldaiga, to go and drink water.

Sunyei arrived with her baby, Saba. Following them were two bulls who appeared to be interested in Sunyei. Loldaiga tried to block Saba, who had come to join them in drinking water. Saba couldn't understand where this boy had come from since she had not experienced such a thing before from the orphans. Saba decided not to engage in any form of trouble with Loldaiga and walked away to join her mother.

Later, Kuishi led the way to the browsing field. The orphans settled to browse at Kone area. The orphans browsed calmly until mud bath time, when Kinyei led the first group to the mud bath. The weather was chilly, and the orphans had their milk, then waded through the water without wallowing. After washing their feet, the orphans settled for a soil-dusting exercise and thereafter returned to the browsing field. Esoit and Mayan helped one another in peeling the bark of a tree, and after getting enough, the two boys left in search of another tree. The orphans browsed calmly until five o'clock in the evening, when Vaarti led the first group while Loldaiga led the second group.

The orphans settled for lucerne in the morning soon after leaving the stockade. It was a quiet morning with no ex-orphan showing up for the lucerne feeding time. Shortly after, Vaarti led the way to the water trough, where the orphans had water, and thereafter Naleku led the way to the browsing field. The orphans settled to browse at the Kone area, where they were joined by Orwa. Mukutan, Choka, and Loldaiga raised their trunks, trying to find out who had joined their group. Orwa responded by stretching his trunk to the new babies.

At eleven o'clock in the morning, Orwa escorted the orphans to the mud bath. After getting their eleven o'clock milk, Orwa joined the orphans in wallowing and thereafter left for an undisclosed location. In the afternoon, the orphans settled to browse west of Ithumba Hill. The orphans browsed calmly up until five o'clock in the evening when Mayan led the way back to the stockade.

The orphans settled for lucerne soon after leaving the stockade. Kindani engaged Esoit in a light pushing game, while Roho exchanged morning greetings with Vaarti. Mukutan, Choka, and Loldaiga shared lucerne together as they continued to get used to their new environment. After feeding, Naleku led the way to the browsing field.

The orphans settled to browse at Kone area. Mukutan and Loldaiga helped one another in peeling a baobab tree they had come across. With their well-developed tusks, the two boys managed to extract some bark from the baobab tree. Naleku found a bent tree that she used to scratch her belly, and later, Kindani used the same tree to scratch her ears.

Lodo and Roho took a break from feeding to engage in a strength-testing exercise, which ended in a draw. Kinyei, Olorien, Roho, Sattao, and Suguroi visited Kone Dam for an early morning drink. Later, Choka teamed up with Sattao for browsing.

At eleven o'clock in the morning, Mayan led the way to the noon bottle feeds. The orphans had their milk and, since the weather wasn’t too hot, returned to the browsing field immediately after feeding.

The afternoon was quiet as the orphans browsed calmly through the remaining part of the day. In the evening, Mukutan and Loldaiga met Mutara and introduced themselves before heading into the stockade. Mutara acknowledged the boys and allowed them to settle in for the night.

The orphans settled for lucerne soon after leaving the stockade. They were joined by Kuishi, Mukkoka, and Sattao, who these days spend their nights out. Mukutan, Choka, and Loldaiga shared lucerne together, while Mayan shared it with Mukkoka. Kindani, Sattao, and Kuishi settled to scratch on nearby rocks. Shortly later, Naleku led the way to the browsing field.

Kuishi teamed up with her friends Larro and Esoit for browsing. Larro picked a stick from the ground and used it to scratch between her front legs. When she was done, she dropped the stick on the ground. The orphans passed by Kone Dam and drank water before resuming browsing.

At eleven o'clock in the morning, Olorien led Vaarti, Mayan, and Kindani in the first group, while Loldaiga led Mukutan and Choka in the second group. The orphans had their milk, enjoyed a mud bath, and then settled for a soil bathing exercise. Kuishi bit the tail of Lodo as the two wallowed in the water. This action prompted Lodo to quit wallowing and move to the soil bathing area. Yetu and Yebo passed by the mud bath, appearing to be in a hurry to an undisclosed location.

In the afternoon, the orphans settled to browse at Kanziku area. Bondeni and Roho took a break from feeding to engage in a strength-testing exercise. In the evening, Vaarti led the way back to the stockade.

The orphans had a quiet morning. Kuishi, Sattao, and Mukkoka, who are spending their nights out these days, were comfortably resting at the lucerne feeding area when the orphans were let out. The orphans settled for lucerne, and shortly after, Naleku led the way to the browsing field.

Mukutan, Choka, and Loldaiga, who are adjusting well to their new environment, browsed alongside Kinyei, Kuishi, and Mayan. Sattao chose to browse with Naleku and Suguroi. The orphans settled at Kone area, where the sky was cloudy, and the temperatures were low. They browsed calmly as they slowly made their way toward the mud bath.

At eleven o'clock in the morning, the orphans had their milk but skipped the wallowing exercise due to the chilly weather. Instead, they opted for a soil dusting session.

In the afternoon, the orphans browsed west of Ithumba Hill. They remained focused on browsing for the rest of the day.

Naserian, Njema Sana Sana, and Naboishu visited the stockade briefly for an early lucerne feeding. It seems they were not hungry, as they stayed for only two minutes before leaving for an undisclosed location. Mukutan, Choka, Loldaiga, and Mayan attempted to follow Naserian's group, but the Keepers quickly intervened, preventing the four boys from tagging along.

Naleku led the way to the browsing field. Vaarti and Bondeni began their morning with a strength-testing exercise. The orphans visited Kone Dam, walking through the water as they crossed to the other side.

At eleven o'clock in the morning, Kinyei led the first group to the mud bath, followed by Loldaiga leading the second group. The orphans had their milk and then jumped into the water for a cooling-off session. Roho indulged in his usual game of riding on the others. Kuishi, Larro, and Esoit were the last ones to exit the water. The orphans then enjoyed a soil dusting session before returning to the browsing field.

In the afternoon, the orphans browsed west of the Kalovoto area. The hot sun prompted them to take a break from feeding and relax under the trees. They resumed browsing once the temperatures dropped to a more comfortable level.

In the evening, the orphans returned safely to the stockade.

The orphans settled for lucerne soon after leaving the stockades. Kuishi, Sattao, and Mukkoka joined the orphans after their night out. Mayan engaged Lodo in a pushing game, but it didn't last long. When the game became too challenging for Mayan, he decided to surrender.

After the orphans had enough lucerne, Naleku led the way to the browsing field. The orphans settled to browse at Kone area. Kuishi, Sattao, Kindani, Kinyei, Lodo, and Suguroi visited Kone Dam for water before resuming their browsing. Later, Roho engaged Lodo in another pushing game. However, this game was also cut short when Sattao passed by and pushed the two boys away.

Loldaiga browsed alongside Mayan, while Bondeni played with Vaarti. At eleven o'clock in the morning, Olorien led the first group to the mud bath. The sun was hot, and after having their milk, the orphans quickly jumped into the water for a cooling-off session, followed by a soil dusting exercise.

As the orphans were finishing their mud bath activities, Mutara, Sities, Kainuk, Suguta, Turkwel, Naboishu, Malkia, Sana Sana, Mambo, and five wild elephants arrived and settled for a drink. Shortly afterward, Mutara's group headed west of the mud bath, while the orphans moved toward Kanziku area.

The orphans had a quiet afternoon, browsing calmly for the rest of the day. In the evening, Loldaiga led the way back to the stockades.

The orphans settled for lucerne soon after leaving the stockades. Choka began his day by scratching his belly on a nearby rock. Shortly afterward, the orphans were joined by Nasalot, Nusu, Noah, Mundusi, Mwende, and Mala. Choka, Mukutan, and Loldaiga were excited to meet Mala for the first time. The three boys surrounded Mala, trying to get to know her better. However, Naleku appeared and pushed the three boys away to spend time with Mala herself.

Mukutan and Loldaiga then approached Noah. Noah attempted to push Loldaiga, but Loldaiga pushed back, causing Noah to retreat and seek help from his mother. Later, Vaarti engaged Noah in a pushing game, but their match was interrupted by Nusu.

Once the orphans had eaten their fill of lucerne, Kindani led the way to the browsing field, with Nasalot and her team following. Kinyei enjoyed spending time with Mala until Mwende arrived and pushed Kinyei away. Mwende took her baby, and together with Nasalot, they left for an undisclosed location.

Lodo and Mayan took a break from browsing to engage in a strength-testing game that ended in a draw. The orphans browsed calmly until mud bath time, when Olorien led the way to the mud bath. The sun was hot, and after taking their milk, the orphans jumped into the water to cool off. A lone wild elephant appeared at the mud bath and charged at anyone in sight, keeping everyone on alert.

In the afternoon, the orphans browsed west of Ithumba Hill. The temperatures remained high, so the orphans took a break under shady trees. They resumed browsing once the temperatures dropped to a more comfortable level. In the evening, the orphans returned safely to the stockades.

Mutara, Mambo, Sities, Turkwel, Kainuk, Malkia, Suguta, Dololo, Chaimu, Loijuk, Lili, and Lisha arrived at the stockade compound early at dawn. The ex-orphans waited outside the stockade for the orphans to come out so that they could share lucerne together. Mambo kept himself busy by engaging Dololo in a pushing game. As Dololo was walking in reverse, trying to make Mambo happy, he thought the water trough was a bit far. Dololo realised too late when he accidentally dropped into the water trough, causing panic amongst the ex-orphans. The loud sound of his fall made all the ex-orphans run to check what was happening. Mambo ran in the opposite direction as he had seen what had happened. Dololo composed himself, stood up, then stepped out of the water trough walking like a gentleman and didn’t engage Mambo in a pushing game anymore.

The orphans had their milk at six o’clock in the morning, then walked out to join the ex-orphans. Mambo tried his antics on the no-nonsense Suguroi. Suguroi pinched Mambo by squeezing his trunk. Mambo didn’t wait for more squeezing but ran away. Loldaiga, Mukutan, and Choka had a brief meeting with Turkwel and later attempted to follow two wild bulls who were in the company of the ex-orphans. The Keepers were quick to block them from following the two wild bulls. Choka engaged Roho in a pushing game but ended up losing it to Roho. Shortly later, the orphans headed for browsing.

The orphans settled to browse in the Kone area and had a quiet morning. The sky was clear, and the day turned out to be a hot one. At eleven o’clock in the morning, Mayan led the way for the noon bottle feeds. The orphans thereafter jumped into the water and had a cooling-off exercise before heading for a soil bathing exercise. In the afternoon, the orphans settled to browse west of Ithumba Hill. Loldaiga settled to browse with his two friends, Mukutan and Choka. In the evening, Mayan led the way back to the stockade.

The orphans settled for lucerne in the morning soon after leaving the stockades. Esoit engaged Roho in a pushing game that lasted for quite some time. After the orphans had enough of lucerne, Mukutan, Choka, and Loldaiga walked down to the water trough, followed by Bondeni, Vaarti, Mayan, Lodo, and Kindani. Shortly later, Naleku led the way to the browsing field. The orphans settled to browse at Kone area. Choka engaged Bondeni in a strength-testing exercise that was disrupted by Sattao, who passed by and pushed the two boys away. Esoit teamed up with Kuishi, Larro, and Olorien for browsing.

At eleven o’clock in the morning, Kinyei led the way to the mud bath. The temperatures were moderate, and the orphans had their milk, then washed their feet before settling into a soil-bathing exercise. In the afternoon, the orphans settled to browse at Kanziku area. Bondeni held a brief meeting with Loldaiga and later hosted Mukutan. It wasn’t clear why Bondeni had opted to meet the two new boys separately. Suguroi had a light pushing game with Lodo, while Mukkoka found a nice tree to scratch his side belly. In the evening, Kinyei led the way back to the stockades.

Barsilinga paid a courtesy visit to the orphans in the morning. It was his first time meeting Mukutan, Choka, and Loldaiga. Barsilinga informed them that he was once just like them, but now he has moved on with life and is living an independent life in the wild. He advised the three new boys to be patient in life and assured them that one day they would be like him. Mayan engaged Sattao in a pushing game, while Kindani settled near a rock for a scratching exercise.

At the browsing field, Loldaiga briefly engaged Bondeni in a pushing game and later applied the skills he had acquired from Bondeni to tackle Mukutan. Later, Bondeni helped Choka in attempting to bring down a tree, but the two boys did not succeed in their mission. The orphans settled to browse at Kone area and browsed calmly until eleven o’clock in the morning, when Vaarti led the first group to the mud bath. The orphans had their milk, then jumped into the water for a cooling-off exercise, and thereafter settled for soil bathing.

In the afternoon, the orphans settled to browse west of Ithumba Hill. The temperatures were high, prompting the orphans to take a break from feeding and relax under trees with good shade. The orphans resumed browsing when the temperatures dropped to a favourable level. In the evening, Loldaiga led the way back to the stockades.

Mutara's group was present in the lucerne feeding venue in the morning. The fat and round Mambo kept on harassing the orphans simply because his mother was present. Mambo attacked Vaarti, Mayan, Loldaiga, and Kindani. When he came to Choka, Choka didn't spare him but chased him all the way to his mother. Mambo signalled his mother, Mutara, that he was in danger. Mutara turned and started chasing Choka away, with Mambo following happily. The Keepers intervened by calling Mutara to stop her nonsense of fighting the young. Mutara stopped and went back for lucerne feeding. The Keepers understood her emotions since she is pregnant, and the pregnancy is making her keep on pushing the young whenever they get close to her.

Mayan engaged Lodo in a pushing game that lasted for quite some time. The orphans settled to browse at the Kone area. Mukutan and Choka came across nice trees that they used to scratch their necks. Vaarti engaged Roho in a pushing game, while Mukutan played with Bondeni. At eleven o'clock in the morning, Vaarti led the first group to the mud bath, while Loldaiga led the second group. Roho led the third group, while Mukutan led the fourth one. The temperatures were low, and the orphans only washed their feet soon after getting their milk. They later settled for a soil-dusting exercise before heading back to the browsing field.

In the afternoon, the orphans settled to browse west of Ithumba Hill. The orphans browsed calmly as they enjoyed the cool weather. In the evening, Loldaiga led the way back to the stockades.

The orphans settled for lucerne soon after leaving the stockades. Mukkoka and Mayan settled on a nearby rock for a morning scratching exercise. The orphans didn't stay long at the lucerne feeding venue. Naleku led the way to the browsing field.

The boys were in a playful mood. Choka engaged Roho in a pushing game, while Bondeni played with Mayan. Later, Loldaiga played with Esoit, as Naleku engaged Choka in a brief conversation. Kinyei developed an itchy ear and looked for a suitable tree to get rid of the itching.

The orphans settled to browse at the Kone area and visited the Kone Dam for water before resuming browsing. Mayan teamed up with Vaarti, Esoit, and Choka in browsing, while Esoit, Larro, Kuishi, Sattao, and Mukkoka split from the main herd and browsed a distance away. Lodo browsed with Kinyei, while Olorien settled to browse with Roho. Choka met Suguroi and entwined trunks briefly before Choka quickly disengaged and moved away. It’s not clear what Suguroi had done or said to Choka.

At eleven o’clock in the morning, Kindani led the first group to the mud bath, while Loldaiga led the second one. Kuishi later brought Esoit for his milk. The orphans jumped into the water soon after getting their milk and later settled for a soil-dusting exercise.

In the afternoon, the orphans settled to browse west of Ithumba Hill. The orphans took a break from feeding and stood under trees with good shade. The orphans resumed browsing when the temperatures dropped to a favourable level.

In the evening, Vaarti led the way back to the stockades.

Chyulu, Charli, Cheka, Kibo, Kitirua, Olare, Ola, Sagateisa, Esampu, Ithumbah, Iman, Ishanga, Loijuk, Lili, Lisha, Malkia, Chemi Chemi, Mutara, Mambo, Kainuk, Suguta, Turkwel, Sities, Sana Sana, and Naboishu were present in the morning during the lucerne feeding time. The ex-orphans shared lucerne with the orphans, and shortly after, Naleku led the way to the browsing field. The orphans settled to browse at the Kone area. It was a quiet morning as the orphans browsed calmly and slowly while heading towards the mud bath.

At mud bath time, the orphans were again joined by the ex-orphans. Loldaiga, Mukutan, and Choka wanted to leave with the ex-orphans but were blocked by the Keepers from doing so.

In the afternoon, the orphans settled to browse west of Ithumba Hill. Two dik-diks passed by running, causing panic among the orphans. Loldaiga and Choka ran towards the Keepers for protection. The Keepers calmed them down and assured them that all was well. The orphans calmed down and resumed browsing.

In the evening, Vaarti led the way back to the stockades.

The orphans settled for lucerne soon after leaving the stockades. Shortly after, the ex-orphans showed up and joined the orphans in feeding on lucerne. The weather was chilly following showers received early at dawn. The orphans shared lucerne with the ex-orphans for nearly an hour, then parted ways. The orphans headed to the Kone area, while the ex-orphans headed north of the stockades.

Choka took a break from feeding to scratch his ear against a tree, and when he felt better, he resumed browsing. Bondeni engaged Loldaiga in a pushing game that ended in a draw. Mukutan played with Esoit and later tackled Vaarti. Olorien, Suguroi, Lodo, and Kindani split from the main herd and browsed a distance away from their colleagues. The three girls and one boy rejoined the group later at the time of going for the noon bottle feeds.

Vaarti led the first group, while Kinyei led the second one. The orphans had their milk, and since the sun was hot, Loldaiga led the team into wallowing. After having enough of wallowing, the orphans settled for a soil-dusting exercise and later returned to the browsing field.

The orphans settled at Kanziku, where they were briefly joined by Kinna, Kama, Kaia, Kito, Mwende, Yetu, Yebo, Naserian, Njema, and Mala. After a brief interaction with the orphans, Kinna led her team to an undisclosed location. The orphans browsed calmly until five o’clock in the evening, when Vaarti led the first group back to the stockades.

The ex-orphans were present in the morning when the orphans were let out. Choka had a brief interaction with Njema before he was pushed away by Naleku. Naleku wanted to have some time with Njema. Choka left to play with Esoit before settling to share lucerne with his colleagues. Shortly after, Suguroi led the way to the browsing field. The ex-orphans remained at the stockade compound and left later at their own pleasure.

The orphans settled to browse at the Kone area. Kuishi settled to browse with Esoit, Larro, and Roho. Mukkoka, Sattao, and Lodo split from the main herd and browsed a distance away. The three boys rejoined the group later, at the time of going to the mud bath.

Vaarti led the first group to the noon bottle feeds, while Kinyei led the second group. The orphans had their milk, then Loldaiga, Choka, and Mukutan led the team into the wallowing exercise. After having enough wallowing, the orphans participated in a soil dusting exercise.

In the afternoon, the orphans settled to browse at Kanziku. The rest of the day was quiet as the orphans browsed calmly throughout the remaining part of the day.

The orphans settled for lucerne soon after leaving the stockade. Shortly later, the ex-orphans and their wild-born babies showed up. Vaarti engaged Siku in a pushing game, and when the going got tough for him, he decided to surrender. Mukutan had a brief meeting with Oltaiyoni, while Choka played with Yogi.

An hour later, Naleku led the way to the browsing field. The orphans settled to browse at Kone area. Kinyei, Kindani, and Larro came across loose soil that they used to dust themselves. Mayan teamed up with Loldaiga, Vaarti, and Esoit in browsing. Later, Lodo and Roho took a break from browsing and participated in a strength-testing exercise that ended in a draw.

At mud bath time, the orphans were joined by Naseku, Mutara, Mambo, Suguta, Kainuk, Sities, Turkwel, Malkia, Kauro, Naisula, Nyx, Bomani, Orwa, and Malima. Loldaiga, Mukutan, and Choka met Orwa and Bomani for the first time. Roho and Lodo were the last ones to leave the mud bath.

In the afternoon, the orphans settled to browse north of the Kalovoto River. Kuishi, Mukkoka, Sattao, Esoit, and Larro split from the main herd and browsed a distance away.

At five o'clock in the evening, Vaarti led the way back to the stockade. Mukkoka remained behind and reported back later, shortly before dark.

Kuishi, Sattao, and Mukkoka didn’t show up in the morning for the lucerne — probably some friends took them out for a night adventure. Larro took over Kuishi’s place by walking to Esoit and assuring him that she would be there for him even if Kuishi didn’t turn up.

It was a cool morning. The orphans settled for lucerne for nearly an hour. After they had enough, Lodo, Mukutan, Choka, Loldaiga, Vaarti, Mayan, Suguroi, and Kinyei walked down to the water trough to drink before leaving for browsing. Naleku decided to go straight to the browsing field without stopping at the water trough. She was followed by Roho, Larro, Esoit, Kindani, and Bondeni.

The orphans settled to browse in the Kone area, where they were joined by Kuishi, Mukkoka, and Sattao. Esoit was happy to see Kuishi, while Roho confronted Sattao, asking where he had spent the night. Sattao pushed Roho aside and warned him never to ask such childish questions again.

At eleven o’clock in the morning, Olorien led the first group to the mud bath, while Loldaiga led the second group. The temperatures were moderate, and after having their milk, the orphans had a quick mud bath before heading back to the browsing field.

The afternoon was quiet as the orphans browsed calmly for the rest of the day.

The orphans settled for lucerne soon after leaving the stockade. It was a quiet morning, and no ex-orphans turned up to share the lucerne. Vaarti and Mayan settled for a scratching exercise before starting their day.

Choka threatened to push Esoit if he tried to take his lucerne. However, Esoit wasn’t in the mood to engage in pushing, as he was busy trying to locate Kuishi, who had not shown up in the morning. These days, Kuishi, Mukkoka, and Sattao are slowly making their way into the wild. They no longer spend nights in the stockades but always join the orphans during the day.

Once the orphans had enough lucerne, Naleku led the way to the browsing field. There, the tough Choka decided to test his strength against Lodo by engaging him in a pushing game. The experienced Lodo managed to overpower Choka. Choka left disappointed but told himself he would try again later or the following day.

Kindani played with Esoit, while Roho played with Mayan. The orphans settled to browse at Kone area, where they were joined by Kuishi, Mukkoka, and Sattao.

At eleven o’clock in the morning, Kinyei led the first group to the mud bath, while Loldaiga led the second group. In the afternoon, the orphans settled to browse at Kanziku area and browsed calmly for the rest of the day.