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Kilaguni, Half Trunk and three wild elephants were at the stockade water trough at dawn before the orphans were even let out of their stockades. Once the orphans were let out, Kilaguni joined them as the wild elephants continued to take water. At mud bath time, the weather was chilly and none of the orphans participated in wallowing. Narok, Laragai and Bomani opted to scratch as the rest scattered to feed. Later, the orphans returned back to the mud bath where Shukuru, Bongo, Kanjoro, Garzi played in the soil before being led away by Mutara back to Kanziku area where the orphans settled to browse, Vuria, Bongo, Mutara, Ziwa, Narok, Kanjoro and Shukuru concentrated on feeding on dry grass.

The stockade compound was clear of wild elephants as the dependent orphans strolled out from the stockade early in the morning. Shukuru opted to go straight to the stockade water trough as the rest decided to relax nearby. Once in the bush the orphans concentrated on browsing, some of them like Vuria, Ziwa, Narok and Garzi preferring grass while the rest broke down branches to feed on. In the evening only Kilaguni showed up at the stockade. We tried to show him lucerne in the stockade but he refused to enter the stockade. He took water and very confidently walked back into the bush for the night, Kilaguni is growing up quickly and eventually he too won’t come home as often.