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While the orphans were enjoying their ration of Lucerne, Sabachi and Kibo engaged one another in a test of strength, which was easily won by Kibo, who has outgrown Sabachi, despite being younger. Sabachi is only able to overpower the smaller boys such as Chemi Chemi and Ololoo. At the mudbath Kitirua, Kilaguni and Chaimu outshone all the others during a prolonged wallow, which was followed by soil dusting before the group headed out to browse again. Kitirua began leading the Juniors back, but was overtaken by Kalama.

The day began with Kilaguni and Kandecha testing their strength before joining their colleagues at the Lucerne pile. It was an uneventful day, the Juniors fully occupied browsing up until the milk and mudbath hour, and then during the afternoon.

The day began, as usual, with Kilaguni and Kandecha engaging one another which ended in a draw when the boys went to take their Lucerne. Chaimu led the group out to browse today. After the noon mudbath Sabachi led the Juniors back to browse for the rest of the afternoon. Just before the Juniors arrived back in the evening 14 wild Bull Elephants came to drink at the stockade water trough and were joined by the Juniors as soon as they came in.

Nine wild Bulls were drinking at the trough as the orphans emerged from their Stockade in the morning, so the Youngsters headed directly to their Lucerne pile where Kandecha and Kilaguni had their usual brief Strength Test. Shortly afterwards all the Ex Orphans turned up, warmly welcomed by Kandecha who intertwined his trunk with that of both Kora and Madiba. When it was time to leave Kitirua led the Juniors to the Kone area to browse. At the noon mudbath only Chaimu, Kitirua and Kilaguni went in to wallow while the rest scratched themselves against trees instead.

This morning Kandecha took on Suguta in a Pushing Game because his friend Kilaguni was otherwise occupied, chasing some guineafowl around the compound. This attracted the attention of the whole herd who joined in filling the compound with dusk until all the guineafowl took to the air! At the noon mudbath the Juniors were joined by Mulika, her baby, Mwende, Wendi, Selengai and Tomboi who came with a wild Bull friend. Later the Ex Orphans and their wild friend accompanied the Juniors to the slopes of Ithumba hill to browse, before carrying on without them heading for the Stockades.

Another uneventful day when the Juniors concentrated on feeding. At the mudbath only Murka and Kilaguni wallowed while the rest opted for a dustbath instead.

As the Juniors emerged today, six wild Bulls were busy taking water at the Stockade trough, so the Juniors went straight to the Lucerne pile. There they were joined by Ex Orphan Challa who emerged from the bushes. Ololoo engaged Challa in a Pushing Game in which Challa was very gentle with the little boyand seeing this, Kilaguni immediately took on his friend, Kandecha. Meanwhile, the wild Bulls had taken their fill and moved on, so the Juniors went to the trough, after which, led by Kalama, they headed out to the Kone area. At the mudbath only Chemi Chemi and Kitirua went in, while the rest opted for a dustbnath instead. In the evening another six wild Bulls turned up to drink at the Stockades, where they were joined by Ex Orphan Tomboi.

On a cool morning Mulika and Mwende joined the Juniors at the Lucerne pile. Out in the bush Kilaguni and Kandecha ran around in a warm-up exercise. It was too cool for a mudbath, so the Juniors had a soil bath before heading south to browse. En route they encountered a lesser kudu which scared them at first until Murka led the charge to chase the kudu off, all the orphans then with trunks raised once the antelope had disappeared.

It was another cool day, so the Juniors opted out of the mud again. Kandecha and Kilaguni had an exciting Pushing Game in the afternoon which was interrupted by Kibo who took over Kandecha.

It was clear this morning, promising a hot day in which all the orphans enjoyed a prolonged wallow without any side shows other than Kandecha trying to mount onto Kilaguni for a free ride!

The orphans emerged in a playful mood and having taken water, moved off to feed. Kilaguni and Kandecha had their usual Pushing Game which prompted Sabachi and Kibo to do the same. Kandecha led the group to the milk and mudbath venue, but Kalama led them home in the evening.