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A herd of buffaloes passed by close to the stockades this morning. As the orphans came out to enjoy their lucerne, Esoit raised his trunk up to detect what kind of animals were passing by. Sana Sana and Jotto decided to warm up their sleepy limbs by rolling on the ground. After the orphans had enough lucerne, Naboishu led the way out. Nabulu and Ambo stayed back and had some water at the water troughs before following their friends. The orphans settled to browse east of the hill. Olorien and Esoit took a break from feeding to have a soil dusting game as they walked on the road. Sagateisa, Malkia and Kuishi came to join in. Later, Malkia and Kuishi decided to have more fun by rolling on the ground.

Meanwhile, the search for Lodo continued. Yatta, Yetu, Yoyo, Yogi, Sunyei, Siku, Saba, Ithumbah, Iman, Kilabasi, Kofi, Makireti, Narok, Naisula, Nyx, Mteto, Esampu, Maramoja, Kinna, Kama, Kaia and Makena were spotted west of Ithumba Hill, but unfortunately Lodo wasn’t with them. This could only mean that he was still with the other ex-orphans, in Wendi’s herd, who we didn’t see today.

The dependent orphans had their milk at eleven o'clock and continued browsing for the rest of the afternoon, which was very subdued as they focused on filling their tummies.

It was a clear morning when the orphans were let out. Naisula, who appears to be slowly forming her own group, was present. Her daughter, Nyx, is a favourite of all the dependent girls. Her nannies include Esampu, Mteto, Maramoja, Ndiwa, Malima, and now the latest is Nabulu. After feeding on lucerne, the orphans headed to Kone area while Naisula took her small team to join the other ex-orphans.

At the browsing field, the playful Suguroi came across a log of wood that she pushed and kicked with her back legs. After having enough fun with the log, Suguroi teamed up with Musiara and Malkia to browse while Olorien settled with Lodo. Naboishu, Sattao, Esoit, Sagateisa, and Kuishi took a break from feeding to have fun by rolling on the ground. At eleven o'clock in the morning, Olorien led the way to the mud bath. The orphans had their milk, then scattered near each other, performing different activities. Jotto played with Naboishu while Roho, Neshashi, and Naleku had mud bath at a small water hole. Nasalot, Noah, Kaia, Lualeni, Lulu, Lexi, Galana, Mulika, Mwende, and Mkuu showed up at mud bath but didn't interact with the orphans. The ex-orphans enjoyed a cooling off exercise for quite some time before leaving to an undisclosed location. In the afternoon, Lodo settled to browse with Musiara while Larro teamed up with Malkia. Kamok, Rapa, and Mapia were spotted at a roadside mudbath doing their own things. In our view, Kamok is trying to form her own group. In the evening, the orphans returned safely to the stockade.