Wild-Born Babies

Elephants and black rhinos born to orphans we have rescued, raised, and rewilded.

Over the years, orphaned elephants and rhinos hand reared through our Orphans’ Project and living back in the wild have gone on to have their own wild-born young, showing the difference rescuing just one orphan can have for the whole species.

To date, we know of 76 elephant calves born to orphans rescued, raised, and rewilded through our Orphans’ Project. These are the babies we have met; their mothers making the pilgrimage home to their Reintegration Unit, inviting us to be a part of this celebration of new life. There will be many more out there, fathered by male orphans living back in the wild. There are also two wild-born rhino calves, in the shape of Sultan and his younger sister Savannah, both born to wild-living orphan Solio who assimilated into Nairobi National Park's black rhino population.

Wild born babies

Subiri

Female

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Date of birth:

1 May 2025

Mother:

Sunyei

Makimaki

Male

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Date of birth:

1 May 2025

Mother:

Makireti

Luki

Male

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Date of birth:

29 April 2025

Mother:

Lualeni

Zigi

Male

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Date of birth:

24 April 2025

Mother:

Zongoloni

Yara

Female

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Date of birth:

29 March 2025

Mother:

Yatta

Sunni

Male

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Date of birth:

14 March 2025

Mother:

Sities

Sulwe

Female

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Date of birth:

25 December 2024

Mother:

Sonje

Kito

Female

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Date of birth:

6 December 2024

Mother:

Kinna

Lenny

Male

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Date of birth:

4 December 2024

Mother:

Lima Lima

Laki

Male

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Date of birth:

15 November 2024

Mother:

Lenana

Mwangaza

Female

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Date of birth:

26 October 2024

Mother:

Mweya

Moe

Male

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Date of birth:

26 October 2024

Mother:

Mulika

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