This holiday season, become part of a remarkable story. Gift an adoption and help us give the orphans in our care the family and the wild future they deserve.
This special film is a celebration of our Orphans' Project and the many lives saved through your support.
For the better part of a century, we have provided a family and a wild future to every orphan who comes into our care — a lifetime commitment that extends long after they reclaim their place in the wild. It has become a time-honoured tradition for our ex-orphans to return home after giving birth, simply to share the joy with the people who raised them. This time of year is always full of such happy reunions — our version of 'home for the holidays'!
What's included in your adoption?
Each adoption includes everything needed for your recipient to follow their orphan's journey throughout the year:
- One-year adoption of an orphaned animal in our care
- Personalised adoption certificate
- Monthly Orphans' Project emails with special updates
- Downloadable images of adopted orphan
- Access to the latest Keepers' Diaries and orphan updates
- Downloadable wildlife watercolours by Angela Sheldrick
- Exclusive access to monthly videos
Meet some of the youngest orphans in our care
If you're having trouble selecting an orphan to adopt, we suggest choosing a youngster in the Nursery phase, so your recipient can be part of their orphan's journey from the very beginning.
- Kaikai: A real force to be reckoned with, this little elephant runs the show. She loves her mud bath (she would wallow day and night, if she could) and manages to turn even the most mundane objects into a toy.
- Kipekee: Remarkably spoiled and self-assured, this tiny-but-mighty girl knows she has everyone at the Nursery wrapped around her little trunk — and wouldn't have it any other way!
- Tytan: This polite chap has the distinction of being the gentlest black rhino we have ever known. He is best friends with Notty the orphaned zebra and is rarely a few feet from her side.
- Arthi: Composed and independent, this little bull has an incongruous trait — whenever he runs for his milk, he bellows at the top of his lungs, warning us that he is on his way and very hungry.
These are just a few of the faces in our herd. With over 100 orphans currently dependent on our care — and generations now thriving in the wild — there are so many more to meet!