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Eight wild bulls were drinking water from the stockade water trough when the orphans were let out in the morning. While feeding on lucerne, the orphans were joined by Makireti, Kilabasi, Kasigau, Chaimu, Kilaguni, Tumaren, Naisula, Kitirua, Taita, Murka and four junior wild bulls. Soon after the orphans were through with lucerne, Shukuru led the team to drink water before heading out to the bush to start what appeared to be a hot day a head. Narok came across a tree stump that was of right size to scratch her belly on, while Siangiki concentrated on uprooting roots of a shrub to feed on. At mud bath time, the orphans were joined by the senior Ex Orphans and sixteen wild bulls. The entire herd participated in wallowing together and half an hour later parted ways. In the afternoon, Narok and Shukuru relaxed under the same tree as they dusted themselves while Kauro and Orwa relaxed under another tree few metres away. In the evening, Lemoyian and Kithaka spent some time in a strength testing exercise that ended quickly when Vuria intervened by pushing the two boys away.

Challa, in the company of two wild bulls, joined the juniors in the morning soon after the orphans were let out. They shared lucerne together briefly before parting ways. At the browsing field, Naseku and Teleki took a break from feeding to scratch against the nearby trees. Lemoyian had brief strength testing exercise with Kithaka that didn't last for long since Bongo passed by and pushed both of them away. At eleven o'clock in the morning, the orphans attended mud bath as usual. The sun was really hot making all the orphans want to play in the water. After mud bath, Lemoyian played with Sirimon, Naseku scratched her ear against an acacia tree while Barsilinga and Bomani headed for a soil dusting exercise. Back out in the bush, the orphans paired up to dust themselves. Narok paired with Lemoyian, Teleki with Laragai, Shukuru with Sokotei and Bongo with Garzi. The sun was getting hot and the orphans converged under a tree to hide from the scorching sun. Later in the day, Shukuru, Lemoyian and Kamok dodged the keepers and returned back to the stockades on their own at five o'clock in the evening, as the keepers frantically looked for them around the Kanziku area where they had all been. It was only after they received a call from the keepers back at the compound that three of the orphans had returned that those out in the bush were relieved, and brought the others back to the stockade to join those naughty three! The fun and games continued when Teleki, Laragai, Orwa, Vuria and Bomani refused to get into the stockade but joined Chaimu, Kilaguni, Challa and a wild elephant that were just feeding lucerne outside the stockade. Shortly before dark, the five orphans were bundled into the stockade after they attempted to elope with Chaimu, Kilaguni, Challa and the wild elephant. This is an early sign of these orphans who are going off milk that they are almost ready to leave, and sooner or later might leave their human family to join their friends in the wild, where they belong.

Galana, her baby Gawa, Naserian, Lualeni, Ololoo, Taita, Meibai, Chaimu, Kilaguni, Makireti, Kilabasi and Kasigau joined the juniors for lucerne soon after the orphans were let out from the stockade. Gawa ran into trouble with Enkikwe when she stepped on a pile of lucerne the young boy was feeding on and Enkikwe pushed her away. Shortly later, Olare’s group checked in and Garzi engaged Kalama in a pushing game that saw Garzi lose to the experienced Kalama. After feeding on lucerne, the orphans left for browsing leaving the Ex Orphans in the stockade compound. At mud bath time, the orphans were joined by Galana and her small team. The sun was really hot and the orphans participated fully in the wallowing exercise. Kauro then led the way back to the browsing field. Later in the day, the sun became unbearable and the orphans converged under a tree to hide from the scorching sun. They resumed browsing later when it was a bit cooler. In the evening, Naseku led the way back to the stockades.