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Malima left with a branch in her mouth which she dropped when Dololo pushed her. Malima turned and tackled Dololo but wasn’t too rough, as she knows he is younger than her. After drinking water at the stockade water trough, Mapia engaged Galla in a pushing game that ended when Mapia decided to surrender after the game became too tough for him. Galla moved to play with Wanjala after Mapia surrendered. Mundusi had a brief chat with Roi before turning on Jotto, and they enjoyed a pushing game with for quite some time. Kuishi had her own game of rolling on the ground as Ukame had a private conversation with Esampu, as they engaged each other in a light pushing game. 

At mud bath time, Mapia and namalok joined the wild bulls to wallow in the water hole. In the afternoon, the orphans settled west of Ithumba Hill an area they love to browse in very much. In the evening, the orphans were escorted back to the stockades by Mutara and her herd. 

The orphans had their milk as usual in the morning and walked out of their respective stockades to have some Lucerne. They all fed on Lucerne and later walked out to the bush to browse for the day. They were all very active, with Kuishi diving down and rolling around in some loose soil, covering her body with huge chunks using her trunk. Galla and Esampu were busy having their own private conversation, wrapping their trunks around one another, while Naseku and Ukame were busy playing and rolling on the ground. 

The dependent babies walk to mud bath at noon – it was cold and none of them felt like drinking or swimming. Back out in the bush all the orphans concentrated on browsing. Namalok, Siangiki and Ndiwa browsed together. Orwa, Kilaguni and Bomani came to join the orphans and they all browsed together. Kuishi later led the group back home to the stockades in the evening. 

At the stockades this evening Kinna, Sunyei and Lenana with their babies came to visit. We also had eight wild bulls who came to drink water. Later, Mutara's herd came again and joined them too. As the older ex-orphans and wild bulls started to drift off back into the bush, Mutara’s herd decided to stay behind and sleep just outside the stockade compound.

It was a lovely but cold morning today as the Keepers woke up to prepare the milk for the babies as usual. The youngsters had their bottles and later headed to the Lucerne feeding area. We first cleaned and dressed Barsilinga's foot before he joined his dependent friends. The orphans later headed out to the bush together with Barsilinga. Mutara’s herd was also here this morning, having slept just outside the compound last night. 

Out in the bush Tusuja was having a conversation with Rapa as they browsed together. Kithaka and his group later joined the orphans and their friend Barsilinga too. Kithaka was patrolling around as if he was looking for something; we suspected he might be up to no good! Later the group all walked to the mud bath together so the dependent babies could have their milk bottles. 

At the mud bath today, Kilaguni, Orwa, and Bomani, as well as Melia and Kibo all visited the group who were already there. Kilaguni decided to wallow in the mud bath as usual, with Chaimu joining him for some fun playing in the water. Melia was playing and rolling around on the ground. The dependent orphans had their milk bottles and walked back out to the bush. Kainuk decided to have a dust bath where the loose soil is found. There were no wild elephants visiting today.

The dependent orphans concentrated on browsing this afternoon. The Keepers came across quite a venomous snake and changed direction! It was quite chilly but the elephants seemed to be enjoying the cool weather as they could continue browsing and didn’t have to seek shade and take a break. Later in the evening, Kuishi and Mapia led the herd back home in the evening for their milk bottles and to go to bed. 

About ten wild bulls visited the stockades this evening to drink some water, before walking off back into the bush. Kinna's group also came with Lenana and Sunyei together with their babies.

It was quite cold this morning as the babies had their milk as usual and walked down to the Lucerne field for the supplement grass. Mutara's group were already waiting for the babies outside the stockade compound. They immediately picked up little Dololo and Musiara who are the youngest ones, and walked out with them to feed on Lucerne. When they were done the whole herd walked out to the bush together.

Mutara’s herd browsed with Musiara and Dololo as Sattao stayed with the rest of the herd. Ndiwa browsed separately at a slight distance from the others; perhaps she had found something good to eat. Kuishi later led the herd to the mud bath. When the orphans arrived they found some wild bulls who had come to drink water and some were busy wallowing in the water hole. Some of our ex-orphans went to join them, like Suguta and Sities, who played vigorously. Mutara and Kalama were on the other side actively rolling on the soil mounds. 

When the orphans were done with their milk bottles and had some water they walked back out to the bush, where they concentrated on browsing as it was a hot afternoon. Some of the orphans had to retreat to some shade, while others decided to brave the heat and continue browsing. Later in the evening they returned home to the stockades for the night. A big group of wild bulls arrived later in the evening to the stockade compound where they had a drink of water. Lenana, Kinna and Sunyei with their babies also arrived for a drink and then left shortly after.

It was a lively morning today with lots of wild elephants and ex-orphans visiting the stockade compound for water. Before the water bowser arrived, they were all milling around very restless and pushing each other for space. The Ithumba babies had their milk bottles and walked down the feed on Lucerne. The ex-orphans from Mutara's herd, Olare's herd, Kithaka's herd of three and some wild elephants all came to feed on Lucerne as well. It was hard for the dependent orphans to find space! Lenana and her baby Lapa arrived too and luckily for them, found some space to drink water from the troughs as well. 

As the orphans were browsing in the bush some African Wild Dogs came running past again which gave the orphans a bit of a fright, but the Keepers managed to keep them calm. Enkikwe started play fighting with Namalok, Wanjala with Tusuja, Esampu with Jotto and Mapia was busy climbing on Sana Sana. Karisa later climbed on Mapia in a revenge move. Sapalan was spotted hugging Ndiwa while playing with her. Roi walked over to Sapalan and started patting him with her trunk as well. Later, Kuishi led the way to the mud bath for their noon milk bottles.

At the mud bath, the orphans had their bottles of milk and some started wallowing in the water. Dololo was following Sities and Suguta around. There was a group of wild elephants wallowing in the mud bath as well. The orphans walked to the dust bath and started playing there to dry their bodies. 

Out in the bush later on in the afternoon, Kauro, Malkia, Ambo and Naseku were browsing together. Rapa, Sapalan and Galla later walked away from the group of dependent orphans and joined Mutara's herd. Mapia, Sattao and Musiara led the herd back home in the evening for their milk bottles. Some wild elephants were drinking at the stockade compound with Olare's herd. Mutara's herd came running in 20 minutes later after the babies had been fed their milk bottles, but without Galla, Sapalan and Rapa with them! Some Keepers were left behind in the bush looking for them, and when they found them they escorted them back to the stockades. They seem to want to be promoted to ex-orphans as this is their third time sneaking away from the group! But it is too early for that just yet. 

It was a normal morning for the orphans today as they woke to have their milk bottles and then head to the Lucerne feeding area. There were a lot of wild elephants around too this morning, who had come for some water, and it was difficult for the orphans to find enough space to eat. Eventually they decided just to head out to the bush, led by Namalok. 

We watched as Lemoyian chatted with Wanjala while Sana Sana and Kuishi greeted one another. Rapa was playing and rolling around on the ground. Dololo was doing some exercises and later Roi came over and pulled him closer to her, hugging him with her trunk. Two ostriches came to visit the elephants and watched them with their Keepers. Namalok was browsing with Sities. The babies later walk to the mud bath for their milk.

At the mud bath Dololo decided to skip his milk bottle, which is his second time doing that. Yesterday he was with Sities when he did that and today he was with Suguta. He walked past the milk feeding area with her and walked straight to the water trough! The other orphans had their share of milk and walked over to the mud bath to wallow and cool their hot bodies. Sattao, Musiara, Sapalan and Namalok were struggling to get out of mud wallow as the edges was steep and slippery. In the end they had to find another route out. The orphans then walked to the dust mounds and started playing in the loose soil there before walking back out to the bush to continue browsing.

It was a very hot afternoon and some of the orphans spent most of the afternoon under shade. The dependent herd was later led back home by Mteto. There was a herd of wild elephants at the stockade compound this evening, with Mutara and Olare's herds too. 

It was quite a busy morning today as some wild elephants came running into the stockade for water. They appeared to be very thirsty and came charging in before we even had time to clean the water troughs. Some of the elephants were quite happy to stand close to the Keepers to wait for the water to be offloaded, but others were more lively and we had to move them away to prepare the water troughs first. The Keepers blocked the wild bull elephants also so the orphans could have a drink of water first before carrying on out to the bush, and then they let the bulls have their turn. Mapia led the way out today.

Out in the Park this morning Ndiwa was chatting with Rapa. Enkikwe and Galla started play fighting and later the two formed a group with Ndiwa, Rapa and Namalok, who all started chatting together as a group. Enkikwe was very active today and was rolling down on the ground in the dust playing next to Olsekki, while Ndiwa, Kuishi and Jotto stared at him watching. 

When the orphans made their way to the mud bath just before noon, they found a few wild elephants there who had come to drink water and enjoy a swim. They played in the mud bath and some of the ex-orphans from Mutara's herd with Orwa, Lemoyian and Bomani came to join them. Lemoyian then walked to the dust bath with Jotto and started playing. Kithaka also walked to the dust bath for some fun. A small group of the dependent babies went to join them and when they were done they walked off back into the bush, leaving Kamok enjoying the soil mounds alone until the last minute, when she ran to catch up with her herd.

It was a very hot afternoon again and the dependent orphans bounced between browsing and seeking shade. Later Mapia, one of the most active bulls, led the herd back home in the evening.

Another lovely morning today with few a wild elephants appearing at the stockade this morning for a drink. The babies had their morning breakfast bottles as usual and then they walked to feed on Lucerne. While the orphans were feeding on Lucerne, the wild elephants were anxiously waiting for the water which was being filled by the water bowser. Today the wild elephants were very well behaved as they waited for the orphans to drink their fill, and then they came in after. Mteto walked straight to the big rock and started climbing on it to do some morning exercises. Kamok and Tusuja were playing with each other. Siangiki was most playful this morning, running here and there. 

Out in the bush, Enkikwe started play fighting with Pare while Tusuja, Wanjala and Kuishi were busy playing, with Kuishi rolling down the ground. Tusuja started play fighting with Wanjala and Malkia conversed with Karisa. The babies later walked to the mud bath for their milk.

There was a group of wild bulls who were already in the mud bath wallowing. The ex-orphans from Mutara and Olare's herd came to join them. The babies had their bottles of milk and some joined the elephants in the mud bath too. It was so interesting to see the three groups wallowing together. Ukame came out and started scratching her neck on the tree beside the mud bath and then they all walked back out to the bush to continue browsing.

It was another hot afternoon and the elephants were very relaxed in the shade. They came out to feed a few hours later and then they started to make their way back home in the evening for their milk. We had some wild elephants visit this evening for some water. Kithaka has been quite naughty and a disturbance today, as he came back to the stockade early before the dependent babies arrived and started trying to scare the casual workers, until the Keepers returned and told him to stop his naughty behaviour!

Four junior wild bulls were at the stockade compound when the orphans were let out this morning. The orphans settled for Lucerne and shortly later walked down and joined the wild bulls to drink water. Kuishi decided to have fun rolling on the ground, a game that also attracted Karisa. Esampu, the cheeky girl, started running up and down and when she saw that no one was joining her, she stopped and started walking towards the bush to begin her day of browsing. 

Later Karisa engaged Namalok in a pushing game while Kamok played with Olsekki. Shortly later, a flock of guinea fowl birds happened to meet the orphans. This put Galla, Naseku, Esampu, Wanjala and Namalok in a playful mood and they decided to start charging after the birds. The orphans played a hide and seek game with the guinea fowls until they got tired and left the guinea fowls to continue with their business. Rapa played with Karisa and later climbed on Mapia. 

At mud bath time, the wild bull known as Dad with several wild friends were present. The orphans had their milk bottles and some water before returning back to the browsing field. The orphans took a break and relaxed under a tree for some time before resuming browsing.