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Mutara’s group and part of Narok’s group joined the orphans in the morning soon after leaving the stockade. The dependent orphan herd were in a playful mood. Sities engaged Orwa in a pushing game while Kithaka played with Barsilinga. Boromoko tackled Vuria but lost this wrestling match. Out in the bush the orphans were joined by Olare’s herd, a wild elephant and a wild orphan. Kalama and Barsilinga spent some time engaged in a light pushing game which continued when they were at mud bath. Later Barsilinga quit playing with Kalama and went to play with Sities. The no nonsense Sities didn't entertain Barsilinga's games and pushed him away. Barsilinga didn't give up though and went to play with Chemi Chemi as Garzi played with Kitirua. In the afternoon, the orphans settled to browse in the Kanziku area. Olsekki took some time off from feeding to engage Bomani in a strength testing exercise. Kilaguni and Chaimu, who have been missing for quite some time, showed up at the stockade in the company of a wild herd.

Mutara’s group in the company of a wild orphan joined the dependent orphans in the morning after spending the night just outside the stockade. Tusuja left the stockade with Ukame and Galla as the rest followed behind them. The orphans settled to browse in Kone area where Barsilinga engaged Kithaka in a strength testing exercise. Lemoyian tackled Olsekki as Galla settled to feed close to Sities. Sities allowed Galla to share the branches she was breaking from trees. Later the group was joined by Olare’s herd with Chaimu and Kilaguni. Sities played with Chemi Chemi while Wanjala settled for soil dusting. Kanjoro played with Murka as the wild orphan kept on raising her ears whenever she spotted a keeper. At mud bath time all the elephants decided to mud wallow. Eight wild bulls arrived at the mud bath when the orphan herd was walking back to the bush to browse. Later the bulls were joined by the senior Ex Orphans in Yatta’s herd. Later in the afternoon the orphans settled to feed in the Kanziku area where Galla settled to feed with Sirimon.

The orphans were joined by Mutara and her group as soon as they came out of their stockades. The groups were in playful mood and messed around for awhile before heading out to the bush. Garzi had a strength testing exercise with Kanjoro while Boromoko played with Lemoyian. Barsilinga tackled Sities while Kithaka played with Laragai. Later, Suguta had her own game of rolling on the ground. Her game attracted Garzi, Kanjoro Mutara and Boromoko. Garzi and Mutara started rolling down while Kanjoro decided to scratch on Suguta; Boromoko meanwhile tried to climb on Garzi. Ukame spent some time in a soil dusting exercise and at mud bath time the juniors were joined by Kilaguni, Chaimu, Kalama, Murka and Chemi Chemi. Soon after the orphans returned back to the bush, seven wild bulls showed up for mud bath. The afternoon was quiet as the orphans concentrated on browsing without any major observation

It was a quiet morning. The orphans strolled nonchalantly out from their stockades and settled to browse a few metres away from the compound. Boromoko settled to browse with Galla as Ukame teamed up with Narok as soon as she joined the group. Ukame extended her trunk to request of a branch Narok was holding in her mouth. Narok allowed Ukame to take the branch which she felt very happy about as she feasted on it. Wanjala settled to browse with Barsilinga and later he took some time off from feeding to participate in a soil dusting exercise. At the mud bath, the orphans were joined by Rapsu, Kibo, Mutara’s group of Chaimu, Kilaguni, Chemi Chemi, Murka and Kalama. Tusuja played with Sokotei as Galla settled to scratch his itchy ear against an acacia tree. Suguta tried to play with Rapsu but surrendered since Rapsu was so strong. The junior Ex Orphans escorted the dependent orphans back to the browsing field and two hours later parted ways. In the evening the weather changed with clouds covering the sky, giving way to showers. The showers activated the orphans playing mood. Galla, Lemoyian, Naseku, Barsilinga and Sokotei played in the wet soil for quite some time.

The Ex Orphans in the company of wild elephants spend the night just outside the stockade and briefly joined the orphans in the morning. Garzi had the opportunity of playing with Bomani and later Kitirua. After losing to Kitirua, Garzi moved to tackle Chemi Chemi as Gawa played with Vuria. Shortly later, the Ex Orphans headed west as the dependent orphans headed east. Out in the bush, Barsilinga invited Garzi to a pushing game. Garzi was reluctant and this made Barsilinga unhappy which resulted in him charging at trees and knocking down small bushes. When he was tired, Barsilinga calmed down and resumed browsing. At mud bath time, the orphans were joined by Sidai and Mutara’s group. It appears that Sidai was tired of being chased by the bulls and so dodged them to come and join the juniors where she had a peaceful and quiet time to herself and the babies. After mud bath time, Sidai was challenged by Garzi and Barsilinga. She didn't take them seriously because they were still boys trying to throw their weight around. Later Sidai left while the juniors headed to Kanziku area where they settled to browse. In the evening Mutara’s group had new member as Chemi Chemi, who belongs to Olare’s group, came to the stockade together. They were followed later by Kilaguni, Chaimu and Kibo.

Mutara and her group were sleeping soundly just outside the stockade when the orphans were let out. The group woke up when they heard the orphans walking out. Galla and Naseku walked to Sities just to say good morning. With their trunks stretched towards Sities, Naseku and Galla rumbled but Sities wasn't interested in their greetings as she tried to push away. Galla moved to play with Siangiki and later tried to challenge Shukuru. Barsilinga challenged Sities and when he was about to lose to Sities, Garzi came in to help him out. Out in the Park Roi and Olsekki took a break from feeding to scratch against the nearby trees. Later, Olsekki tried to settle scores with Sirimon through a pushing game while Garzi engaged Kanjoro in a strength testing exercise. Barsilinga moved to challenge Turkwel but their game ended prematurely when Mutara intervened by pushing Barsilinga away. At mud bath time, only Suguta, Turkwel and Kainuk participated in wallowing and later soil dusting. In the afternoon, the orphans in the company of Mutara’s group settled to feed in Kone area and in the evening were escorted back to the stockade by Mutara’s group. Chaimu, Kilaguni and Kibo showed up at the stockade shortly before dark and later disappeared into the Park.

It was a quiet morning as the orphans strolled nonchalantly out from their stockades. Led by Laragai the orphans headed straight to the browsing field apart from Boromoko, Barsilinga and Sirimon who opted to pass by the water trough to drink enough water to see them through the entire morning. At the browsing field, Wanjala settled to browse with Sirimon while Ukame teamed up with Olsekki in feeding. The rest of the morning was quiet as the orphans concentrated on browsing without any major observation. At mud bath time, the weather was cloudy and none of the orphans dared to get into the mud bathing water. Olsekki kept himself busy by engaging Sokotei in a pushing game. Lemoyian played with Kithaka while Enkikwe tried his hand on Shukuru. Shortly later Kalama, Kibo, Kilaguni, Chaimu, Chemi Chemi, Suguta, Kanjoro, Kainuk, Turkwel, Sities and Mutara showed up at mud bath. Kanjoro, Kalama, Chemi Chemi and Kilaguni went straight into wallowing. After mud bath, the junior Ex Orphans escorted the babies back to the browsing field. Shukuru spent some time testing her strength by pushing down a dry tree while Sokotei engaged Lemoyian in a pushing game. Galla settled to feed close to Sities and at one point engaged Sities in a light strength testing exercise. In the evening, the Ex Orphans escorted the juniors back to the stockade.

It was a very active morning today as a group of Ex Orphans visited the stockade in the morning to meet their fellow orphans. We had Mutara’s group, Narok's group, Olares's group and Wendi's group. The orphans came out of their stockades to meet the Ex Orphans and they enjoyed some fun and games. Wiva was actively playing with the dependent orphans when they came out and she later followed them leaving behind her mum. She later realised that her mum was not around and went straight running back to Wendi’s group. For the rest of the morning she played between the orphans and the Ex Orphans out in the bush. After Wendi's group left, the orphans went on browsing and Olsekki was play fighting with Sokotei while the three new babies were busy browsing. Two of the new ones Wanjala and Galla are settling down slowly but Ukame has not yet fully settled. When she meets with the Ex Orphan groups she wants to accompany them. Later on, the orphans met with Kilaguni and Chaimu and they accompanied them on the way to the mud bath. On the way, they also met with Narok's and Mutara's group who joined them at the mud bath too. It was not a very hot day so not all the orphans wanted to go into the mud bath but Siangiki, Enkikwe, Laragai, Lemoyian, Roi, Olsekki, Kilaguni and Chaimu all played vigorously until they left the area. They got a bit of a fright when a group of 9 wild bulls came running in for water, and they all left the mud bath quickly out of respect. Murka started scratching her bottom on the visitor’s seat while the rest of the group headed back to the bush for browsing. Back in the bush, Teleki was seen greeting Wanjala and communicating with him. Galla on the other side was scratching his leg and head on a tree simultaneously, with his ears wide open. Wanjala then started scooping and tossing chunks of soil in the air. Later on, Tusuja led the group to the stockade in the evening.

Olare and Chaimu’s groups had spent the night just outside the stockades and were joined by the orphans in the morning. Olare had a brief strength testing exercise with Garzi while Olsekki gauged his strength against Kilaguni. An hour later, the group parted ways. Wanjala settled to feed with Roi and from time to time they could be seen communicating with each other by touching each other with their trunks. At mud bath time, the orphans were joined by all the Ex Orphans and fifteen wild bulls. There was so much excitement in the air as one of the bulls, who has been in musth for a month now, tried to chase any one in sight, even Mulika who a six year old baby. Despite all that, Olsekki managed to briefly play with Kitirua while Vuria played with Kalama. The mud bath was brief for the orphans as they left soon after drinking their milk and water. In the afternoon, the orphans settled to feed in Kone area where Boromoko took some time off from feeding to play with Kamok and Galla played with Oltaiyoni.