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Turkwel, Kithaka, Lemoyian and Garzi slept outside the stockade compound and joined the dependent orphans as soon as they were let out. Out in the bush, the orphans were joined by Zurura and later Orwa’s herd, which is now lead by Suguta and Chaimu. Mutara, who used to be the matriarch, appears to have left the group for the time being with Sities. Now Suguta and Chaimu head the group which consists of Orwa, Bomani, Chemi Chemi, Chaimu, Suguta, Kainuk, Kibo and a wild boy. 

Sapalan settled to feed with Tusuja while Kuishi took some time to be close to Zurura. Later, Jotto had a strength testing exercise that saw Jotto bow out after being defeated by Pare. At mud bath time, the orphans were joined by Challa and two wild elephants. Lemoyian and Tusuja had a game of pushing one another which continued even when the orphans returned back browsing. In the evening, the orphans passed by the mud bath where they had an evening cooling-off session. 

The junior ex-orphans were waiting outside the stockades when the gates were opened. Again Suguta went in and got herself a good branch before coming out. Karisa led the way out. On the way, he spotted a buffalo and decided to charge at it. The buffalo ran away after seeing Karisa with so many friends behind him. After making sure that the buffalo had gone, Karisa settled for soil dusting before teaming up with Barsilinga to browse together. Siangiki settled to browse with her favourite boy Ambo, as Bomani played with his friend Orwa. Later, Mapia had a stretching exercise while Malima engaged Karisa in strength testing game. Turkwel played with Orwa while Wanjala settled for soil dusting. 

At mud bath time, the orphans were joined by five wild bulls. The bulls wallowed in the big water hole while the orphans had fun soil bathing. In the afternoon, the orphans browsed calmly up to five o'clock in the evening when they returned back to the stockades. 

Mutara and her group were relaxing outside the stockade waiting for the babies to come out. In their midst was a friend who had been away for such a long time. Kilaguni, who has been Chaimu's friend for many years, probably arrived in the middle of the night. When the gates were opened, Turkwel decided to have fun by lying down in front of the gate entrance, thus blocking the way for the other babies to come out. The Keepers had to intervene and asked Turkwel to stand up and stop blocking the way for the other babies to come out. 

Out in the bush, Kauro came across a nice rock that he used to scratch his buttocks on, as Ambo teamed up with Kamok to browse. Pare engaged Galla in a pushing game that didn't last for long as Kilaguni passed by and pushed both of them away. Later Karisa had a light pushing game with Oltaiyoni.

At mud bath time, the weather was chilly and none of the orphans dared to step into the mud bathing water. Orwa, Bomani and Garzi, who had gone away for few days, showed up at mud bath too, perhaps aware that Kilaguni had returned! In the afternoon, the orphans settled to browse west of Ithumba Hill. Orwa played with Mutara while Naseku settled for soil dusting. Suguta enjoyed rolling on the ground. 

Mutara’s group joined the orphans soon after they were let out. The orphans headed east from the stockade. Suguta wanted to have all the new babies to herself, but the problem was that they kept all walking in different directions. Dololo and Musiara found some suitable trees that they used to scratch against. Esampu had a lone game of rolling on the ground as a wild bull joined the orphans briefly before leaving again. 

Around noon the weather was chilly and only Mutara decided to wallow in the main water hole. The others had some water from the troughs before walking off. Orwa kept himself busy by playing with Mutara while Turkwel played with Bomani. Kithaka tried his hand on Kilaguni but was overpowered. In the afternoon, Olsekki engaged Bomani in a strength testing exercise that ended in a draw. Later in the evening the orphans passed by the mud bath again where they had an evening cooling-off exercise. 

The big girls followed the new babies once they were let out. The sky was clear and a cold morning. The orphans settled to browse north west of the stockades again and enjoyed a quiet morning. Ex-orphans Challa, Zurura and a wild friend briefly joined the dependent orphans before heading off, only to reappear again later at the mud bath for wallowing. Namalok was bold enough to go and say hello to one of the big bulls at mud bath. Wanjala played with Mundusi while Mutara played with Orwa. Lemoyian played with Tusuja as Bomani engaged Olsekki in a strength testing exercise. Sities escorted Sattao to a soil dusting exercise. In the afternoon the orphans settled to browse west of Ithumba Hill and had a quiet afternoon as they concentrated on browsing without any major distractions. 

Barsilinga, Kamok and Tusuja passed by the water trough to have some water before leaving for browsing this morning. Sities held a brief meeting with Dololo to find out how his night was. On their way out, Oltaiyoni and Kauro came across some nice rocks that they used to scratch themselves on. Galla, Jotto and Pare had a game of pushing, lying down and climbing on each other. Karisa and Sapalan stopped and had a brief chat to decide which direction to take and finally concluded to follow the rest of the herd. 

Later in the day Sattao settled for soil dusting with the big girls. The sun was hot but at mud bath time, the orphans had their milk bottles and some water before going back to browsing without swimming. Mapia played with Tusuja while Kuishi played with Galla. 

Later the orphans settled to browse west of Ithumba Hill where Orwa had a brief run-in with Roi when he decided to climb on her without her permission. In the evening, the orphans had a road side mud bath before heading back to the stockades.