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Ex-orphans Kibo, Kilaguni, Melia, Chemi Chemi, Kandecha, Rapsu, Tumaren and Mutara’s herd as well, joined the dependent orphans in the morning to feed on Lucerne. Shortly later, Rapsu walked down to the water trough where he was joined by Namalok to have some water. The rest of the orphans joined moments later. After drinking enough water, the orphans headed east while the ex-orphans headed west. Barsilinga and Musiara found some suitable rocks that they used to scratch on. Wanjala engaged Karisa in a pushing game that didn't last for long as Karisa quit and went to challenge Galla. 

At mud bath time, the orphans were joined by ex-orphans Lenana, baby Lapa, Kinna, baby Kama, baby siku, Sunyei, Makena and twenty five wild bulls. Maramoja, Roi, Dololo and Sattao took some time to play with Lapa and socialize with him for a bit, before heading back out to browse. In the afternoon the sun was really hot and the orphans took a break from feeding to hide from the scorching sun. They later resumed browsing when the temperature dropped.

The ex-orphans and their babies, Lenana, Lapa, Sunyei, Siku, Lili, Loijuk, Makena, Kilaguni, Chemi Chemi, Melia, Ishanga and Mutara’s herd, had spent the night outside the stockade and joined the orphans in the morning. The ex-orphans shared the Lucerne with the orphans before parting ways and walking off in a different direction to the dependent orphans. Orwa decided to go right into one of the stockades to check if there were any leftover branches for him to browse on. Esampu was playing around in the compound. Out in the bush, Naseku and Rapa had a game of rolling on the ground while Barsilinga settled to scratch on some nearby rocks. Kamok settled to play with Olsekki while Musiara challenged Galla. 

The sun was really hot and at mud bath time, the orphans went into the water at their own will. Often in the past the Keepers have to remind and persuade them to have a mud bath, but today they wanted to of their own accord it was that hot! The orphans went into the waterhole soon after having their milk. Fifteen wild bulls were present at the mud bath and continued to enjoy their mud bath even after the orphans left for browsing. The afternoon was quiet as the orphans concentrated mostly on browsing. 

Ex-orphans Kinna, Loijuk, Sunyei, Lenana and their babies plus, Mutara, Sities, Kainuk, Turkwel, Kanjoro, Kilaguni, Suguta, Olare, Kenze and several wild elephants were at the stockade compound early before the orphans were let out. Loijuk and Kinna with their babies walked to the Lucerne store and waited outside for Keepers to do the necessary. Sities, Suguta and Kainuk, who were always running after little Dololo, seem to have left him for the time being and transferred their love and attention over to Lapa and becoming his doting nannies. They were seen competing for Lapa’s attention the entire morning. 

Later in the morning out in the bush, Tusuja engaged Wanjala in a pushing game while Esampu found a suitable rock that she used to scratch herself on. Siangiki settled to browse with Ambo while Kamok played with Olsekki. Mutara and her group joined the orphans at the mud bath followed by ten wild bulls. After wallowing, the orphans attended a soil dusting exercise to dry themselves off before heading back out to browse. In the afternoon it was so hot again, and this prompted the orphans to take a break from feeding and relax under some trees. The orphans resumed browsing when the temperature dropped to more favourable level. 

The orphans settled for Lucerne in the morning soon after leaving their stockades. Malima left with a branch in her mouth which she continued to enjoy before settling for some Lucerne as well. The orphans were joined by Mutara’s group in the company of Kinna, baby Kama, Sunyei, baby Siku, Kilaguni and several wild elephants. On the way out to browse, Kauro came across a nice rock that he scratched on before tackling Wanjala in a pushing game. Naseku and Esampu took a break from feeding to have a game of rolling on the ground. Dololo, who is slowly trying to establish himself among the big boys, decided to challenge Rapa, Karisa and later Mapia too. 

At mud bath time, a few wild bulls were in attendance. Ex-orphans Kinna, Kama, Sunyei, Siku, Lenana, Lapa, Ishanga and Mutara were also present. In the afternoon, the orphans parted ways with the ex-orphans. The orphans settled to browse along the upper Kalovoto seasonal river.

A wild herd in the company of ex-orphans Loijuk, Lili, Sunyei, Siku, Lapa, Lenana, Kilaguni, Olare, Kinna and Kama arrived early at the stockade compound to wait for Lucerne. Once the orphans were let out, Malkia was lucky enough to have one-on-one with baby Lapa and later moved to Lili. Esampu joined her and also had good time with Lapa. Shortly later, a thirsty buffalo showed up and stood its ground as some of wild elephants tried to scared it way. The buffalo only left after it had taken enough water. 

Out in the bush, Kamok and Musiara settled for scratching while Wanjala and Tusuja engaged in a strength testing exercise that saw Wanjala emerge as the winner. At mud bath time the temperature was high and this prompted all the orphans to want to wallow in the mud bath. Forty wild bulls were present and amazingly Makena was among them, interacting freely with them. When the bulls left, Makena left with them. It appears that Makena has a boyfriend in that group that she doesn't want to leave. Only time will tell what will follow next. When the dependent orphans had enough of wallowing they walked back out to the bush to browse for the rest of the day. 

Ex-orphans Kandecha, Kitirua, Chemi Chemi, Bomani, Kilaguni, Melia and Kibo were at the stockade compound in the morning. It’s interesting to note all these ex-orphans aren’t necessarily in the original groups they formed when they left their human family a few years ago now, but what matters is that they are all familiar with each other and were raised the same way, so they understand each other. 

Ndiwa decided to go for water first before settling for Lucerne. She was joined by Kamok and Mundusi as the keepers kept an eye on Kamok who likes to push the gates for fun every morning. She well understands that the electric fence is always turned off whenever they leave the stockade in the morning! Kuishi was slightly limping and upon checking on her we found that she had been pierced by a thorn but the thorn had come out. Mapia seemed happy as this meant Kuishi couldn’t run after him whenever he passes close to her (for some reason Kuishi has a tendency of pushing Mapia whenever he passes close by).

Out in the bush Bomani, who is Orwa's friend but we don’t know where he had left Orwa, had a nice time with Dololo and Sattao. Bomani appeared to be giving the two boys a lecture on what an independent life is like to prepare them for the future! Bomani informed the boys not to expect to sleep in the stockades for the rest of their lives, but a time will come and they will be ready to leave too. 

At mud bath time, only four wild elephant bulls showed up. The dependent orphans and a group of ex-orphans who attended the mud bath had the venue all to themselves. The ex-orphans present at mud bath were Bomani, Kitirua, Chemi Chemi, Kalama, Kibo, Tumaren, Olare and Makena. Shortly after mud bath, there was drama when two ostriches passed close by. Mundusi and Tusuja charged and trumpeted as they tried to scare the birds away. The two ostriches disappeared quickly on their long powerful legs, thus bringing the tension down! In the afternoon the sun was hot and Roi, who is proving to be very caring these days, decided to walk Ambo under some shade when she found him feeding under the scorching sun. The rest of the orphans were relaxing under some trees. In the evening, Kamok, Mapia and Enkikwe could not be found as the orphans gathered together to walk back to the stockades. Finally the three orphans were located a short distance from where the rest were feeding. Olsekki and Siangiki, who are slowly weaning themselves off from drinking their milk bottles, didn't bother to follow their friends in having milk, but went straight into their stockade. This means they are becoming more independent and their time soon approaches when they will build the confidence to leave the stockades.  

The wild elephant known as Kijana and ex-orphan Kilaguni arrived early before the orphans were let out. The two boys stood patiently waiting for Lucerne to be provided when the orphans were let out. After having their milk bottles, the orphans joined Kijana and Kilaguni and Lucerne bales were distributed out. When the orphans had enough of the Lucerne, Ambo led the way to the water troughs where the orphans were joined by four wild bulls. The orphans started leaving one by one until Mundusi found himself the only one left sharing water with the wild bulls. Mundusi felt happy sharing water with his seniors who didn't by any means try to intimidate him because of his size. Mundusi looked like he was dreaming of becoming big just like the bulls sharing water with him. 

Sapalan, who at one time was the slowest and couldn't run to keep up with his friends, found that his friends had left him when he tried looking for a certain shrub he had an appetite for. Sapalan started trumpeting and running, heading in the direction taken by his friends. Kilaguni parted ways with Kijana and decided to follow the orphans. 

Later, Ndiwa had a disagreement with Karisa for some reason. Ndiwa showed Karisa that even though she is a younger girl she can fight for her feeding space too. The pushing ended when Tusuja came in and saved Karisa from embarrassment. The two boys left the venue as Ndiwa warned Karisa not to try her again. 

Kauro was having fun rolling on the ground which attracted the quiet Malkia over. They both lay down and took a nap for a minute before getting back to their feet again. Enkikwe was not left out as he also had fun by lowering his head down while raising his injured leg up. The knee injury is still recovering though the joint will never be able to bend properly after the wound heals completely. The good thing is that Enkikwe has kept his spirits up and can keep pace with his friends. 

At the mud bath, the venue looked deserted with only four bulls showing up. Ambo boycotted the wallowing exercise and left the area. Kuishi and Sattao opted for a soil dusting exercise. Kilaguni was the senior most ex-orphan accompanying the orphans. The gentle Kilaguni escorted the orphans back to the browsing field and later in the evening back to the stockades as well. 

It was raining when the orphans left the stockades in the morning. Ambo, who felt that it was too cold and that he didn't want to get too wet, remained in his stockade hiding from the rain. The rest of his friends settled to feed on Lucerne but they didn't last long as their bodies were itching and they were desperate to roll around in the wet soil. The orphans were joined by Kilaguni and when they left, Kilaguni remained behind enjoying the leftover Lucerne. 

Out in the bush, the orphans spent most of their morning playing with the wet, soft soil and mud in the open fields. It has been awhile since they have been able to do that and they were so grateful and happy that the rain has arrived. The rain brought the temperature down and it was at last very cool. 

At mud bath time the orphans only had their milk bottles and some water from the water troughs, then they returned back to browsing without needing a swim to cool down today. Only Tusuja had the courage to go into the water and enjoy a short wallowing session! Olsekki tried to join Tusuja but after testing the temperature of the water using his feet, he changed his mind after finding the water colder than he expected. The afternoon was quiet as the orphans concentrated on browsing throughout the rest of the day.