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In the morning, the juniors were joined by the ex-orphans and wild elephants. Chyulu fed close to Orwa and from time to time sniffed him with his trunk whilst Sunyei followed Garzi. Later, Mutara led the way to the browsing field leaving Yatta with the ex-orphans and wild elephants at the stockade. The orphans settled to browse at the Kalovoto area where Garzi and Vuria fed close to each other. At mud bath time only Bongo participated in wallowing whilst the others drank some water then returned back to the browsing field. At the browsing field Kainuk and Laragai took some time to have a little soil dusting fun.

The sky was clear as the orphans left the stockade. Suguta and her group had spent the night just outside the gates and joined the juniors for Lucerne. Sities and Vuria took some time to scratch on the nearby rocks and later Vuria led the way to the browsing field while Suguta and her group remained at the stockade compound. The orphans settled to browse at Kanziku area where the new babies tried to form their own group, but Sities kept on following them. At mud bath time Vuria led the first group down to the water hole. Soon after the mud bath, Orwa, Vuria, Garzi and Mutara scratched against the nearby trees then Laragai led the way back to the browsing field. In the evening, Kilaguni came with a wild friend for water at the stockade. Shortly later a herd of eight wild elephants and a small baby also came to drink water from the water trough.

The orphans had a quiet morning after leaving the stockade. They settled to feed on Lucerne and were later led away by Mutara. The orphans settled to browse at Kone area up to mud bath time when Vuria led the first group to the mud bath. At mud bath, the juniors were joined by 19 wild elephants and then by Suguta and her group. Later the groups parted ways. In the evening, Teleki and Orwa walked side by side as they searched for green pastures and Kainuk browsed close to her friend Turkwel.

Nasalot and a few ex-orphans joined the orphans in the morning before the orphans left to browse, leaving the ex-orphans at the stockade. In the browsing field Orwa started a pushing game with Teleki, but when Ziwa came to feed close to Teleki he pushed him away. When the orphans arrived at the mud bath, they found 16 wild elephants and the ex-orphans drinking water. Vuria headed straight to drink water while Teleki, Shukuru, Laragai, and Bongo opted to have a mud bath first. Ziwa crossed a little close to one of the wild bulls who pushed him out of the way. Teleki was rolling in the mud surrounded by wild elephants while Bongo was bathing at the other end under the watchful eye of another wild bull. Later Ziwa joined the wild bulls as they were leaving and it took the keepers a long time to get him back to the orphan herd. In the evening Kanjoro and Mutara, who have been weaned off milk, were reluctant to go back to the stockade. The keepers managed to get them back but it appears that soon the two might join the wild just like Makireti who has since joined Suguta’s group.

In the morning Sabachi reported as usual to take his milk. Amazingly enough, Vuria tried to block him from getting into the stockade. The keepers had to intervene and Vuria ran away. As they settled for Lucerne a few wild elephants with Mulika, Tomboi, Madiba, Taita, Mwende and Meibai joined them. One of the wild elephants tried to push the juniors to get the Lucerne but the keepers shouted at him and as he ran away he knocked down poor Ziwa. Ziwa appears to be always on the receiving end because he seems to get knocked down whenever an elephant is running. He always travels at a slower pace and doesn’t react quickly to get out of the way of a charging elephant. Once everything was calm Mwende started a pushing game with Orwa which Orwa won, whilst Shukuru and Bomani had a good time of scratching on the nearby rocks. At mud bath time the orphans were joined by 13 wild elephants. Kibo, Murka, Suguta, Kalama, Olare and Shukuru opted to have a mud bath in between two wild elephants as Ziwa relaxed near another a wild elephant. Orwa also took some time to play with Sities. Vuria tried to challenge Kibo, but Kibo warned him not to try by use his trunk and Vuria ran away. In the evening Bongo led the way back to the stockade, Bongo.

Tomboi with two wild bulls spent the night just outside the stockade and in the morning Tomboi joined the juniors to share their Lucerne. Kainuk had a good time of playing and trying to climb on a nearby rock. Later, the orphans left for browsing leaving Tomboi at the stockade. At mud bath time, the orphans were joined by one wild bull that shared water with them. Laragai was taking water next to the wild elephant and kept on stretching her trunk and sniffing the big bull. Vuria tried to challenge Orwa but was defeated by him. He then went to scratch against a nearby tree before following the others that had started returning back to the browsing field. In the evening 19 ex-orphans and six wild bulls reported for water at the stockade.

Three wild bulls were waiting for water outside the stockade when the gates opened for the juniors to come out. The juniors settled for Lucerne and there was some competition as Kanjoro pushed Orwa and Sities pushed Laragai for the best feeding spots. Soon after finishing Lucerne the juniors, led by Mutara, headed for browsing. The orphans settled at Kone area for a good browsing session before heading for the mud bath. The sun was hot and the orphans all had a mud bath before covering themselves with dust. Laragai and Sities rolled on the red dirt together whilst Mutara and Shukuru used the same tree to scratch against. In the evening Kanjoro and Mutara were reluctant to return to the stockade and joined Lualeni, Ololoo and Kenze that were taking water at the water trough. Kanjoro had a strength testing game with Kenze before finally entering the stockade for the night.

16 wild bulls were taking water at the stockade water tough when the orphans left the stockade. The orphans settled for Lucerne and five wild dogs came for water at the stockade water hole. Shukuru and Bomani scratched on the nearby rocks as Bongo pushed Orwa in a competition for Lucerne. Later, Mutara led the way to the browsing field. In the field, Garzi was feeding close to his friends while Orwa and Teleki fed away from the rest. At mud bath time, it was cold and quiet so the orphans just took water before they returned back to the browsing field. In the evening, only Tomboi, Kenze, Lualeni, Kilaguni and Ololoo showed up at the stockade.

20 wild elephants reported at the stockade early before dawn where they waited for the truck to fill the water trough with water. As they satisfied their thirst, the orphans were taking their milk, then they left the stockades and settled for Lucerne. Laragai disagreed with Vuria about a flake of Lucerne and Laragai decided to push Vuria. Orwa, who was not far away, wasn’t happy about that and came running to push Laragai in Vuria’s defence. Shortly later, the juniors were joined by the ex-orphans which created great commotion as it brought about competition of the Lucerne. The juniors decided to then leave for browsing. At mud bath time 16 wild elephants and all the ex-orphans came for water. The juniors intermingled with the wild elephants and both Teleki and Bongo wallowed with them. Later, the groups parted ways, with the orphans heading to the slopes of Ithumba hill. In the evening 30 wild elephants reported for water followed by Suguta and her group.

Soon after the orphans left the stockade, they were joined by a lone wild bull that had come for water. The bull sniffed at Vuria and took a few flakes of Lucerne before disappearing into the bush. Orwa had a good time of scratching on a nearby rock while Shukuru decided to join another wild elephant at the stockade water trough that had come to drink. At mud bath time, the juniors were joined by a lone bull that also shared water with them. Later Suguta and her group came for a mud bath. Teleki, Bongo, Laragai, Mutara were the stars of the day as they had a prolonged mud bath and lots of fun. Bomani took some extra time to scratch against the nearby acacia trees. In the evening, Mwende and Yetu, in the company of six wild elephants, came for water at the stockade compound and later, the ex-orphans joined them.

In the morning, a lone wild bull joined the juniors feeding on Lucerne. Later, the ex-orphans with four wild bulls reported for water. Some of the ex-orphans joined the juniors and due to the competition over the Lucerne the juniors gave up and left for browsing. At the browsing field, Bomani and Vuria browsed together while Kanjoro and Mutara browsed some meters away from the rest. At mud bath time, six wild bulls came for water and the orphans stepped aside to allow the big ones to drink. Orwa opted to stand close to the drinking elephants as Vuria led the rest of the group back to the browsing field. Later, the keepers called Orwa to follow the orphan herd and join his friends. In the evening Ziwa spent some time in soil dusting.

34 wild elephants and 36 ex-orphans reported for water in the morning. Amongst the wild elephants, there were two wild babies. One of the wild babies joined the juniors in feeding on Lucerne and even started a pushing game with Orwa. Orwa pushed the baby so hard that the baby screamed. Luckily Sidai and Lenana came to rescue the baby and escorted it back to it's mother. Later the juniors left for browsing and settled to browse at the Kanziku area. At mud bath time, the weather was chilly so the orphans only took water and milk then returned back to the browsing field. The orphans had no time to waste given that it is so dry and they concentrated on browsing throughout. In the evening ten wild bulls showed up for water and soon after the orphans returned back to the stockade. Poor Ziwa has been looking dull and sleepy so he was given a dose of antibiotics.

It was drizzling in the morning when the orphans left the stockade. The orphans settled for Lucerne and as usual six wild bulls enjoyed drinking water at the stockade water trough and were then joined by 20 other wild elephants. Orwa opted to scratch his ear against the only remaining acacia tree in the stockade compound while Laragai moved closer to where the wild elephants were taking water. A short while later the juniors were led away by their keepers. At 7 o’clock in the morning, the drizzling stopped giving way to sun shine. In the afternoon shortly after mud bath, Orwa separated from his friends and went to feed a few meters away from them. He only joined the group when it was time to return to the stockade.

In the morning, as the orphans were feeding on Lucerne, Half trunk and nine wild bulls were taking water at the stockade water trough. Shukuru decided to go and join them but when she drew close to the wild bulls she changed her mind. She sniffed at them, and then returned back to her friends. When the bulls left, the orphans got an opportunity to drink and then Mutara led the way to the browsing field. In the browsing field it was all quiet as the orphans concentrated on browsing. At mud bath time, only Laragai and Teleki entered the water and the orphans were also joined by a few ex-orphans. In the evening there was some drama when it was time to go back to the stockade as the keepers found out that five orphans were missing. Bongo, Orwa, Garzi, Bomani and Vuria had taken off into the bush and it took the keepers forty minutes to locate the missing group. Ziwa finished his dose of antibiotics and is now looking much better, though he still moves at a slow pace.

The orphans settled at their usual Lucerne feeding spot in the morning after leaving the stockade. Several wild elephants were taking water at the stockade water trough when Orwa decided to go and join them. Upon reaching the bulls who were taking water, Orwa became unsure and just stood and watched them. Shukuru then came and joined the bulls and it was only then that Orwa got the courage to join them. When they had enough, the two returned to join their friends. At mud bath time, the juniors were joined by the ex-orphans and some wild elephants. They intermingled for some time before the orphans returned back to the browsing field leaving the ex-orphans and the wild elephants at the mud bath.