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 70 wild-born elephant calves because their mothers, orphans living back in the wild, have chosen to share their new bundles of joy with us by returning to our Reintegration Units sometime after the birth. However, we are certain there are many more wild-born babies, fathered by male orphans living back in the wild who have mated with female wild elephants. 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

Wema

Female

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Date of birth:

13 November 2019

Mother:

Wendi

Sultan

Male

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Date of birth:

2 September 2019

Mother:

Solio

Lili

Female

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Date of birth:

1 September 2019

Mother:

Loijuk

Mwitu

Female

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Date of birth:

15 August 2019

Mother:

Mweya

Sita

Male

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Date of birth:

6 August 2019

Mother:

Sidai

Eco

Male

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Date of birth:

3 July 2019

Mother:

Edie

Lulu

Female

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Date of birth:

27 September 2018

Mother:

Lualeni

Solar

Male

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Date of birth:

9 February 2018

Mother:

Seraa

Siku

Female

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Date of birth:

21 October 2017

Mother:

Sunyei

Nusu

Male

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Date of birth:

14 October 2017

Mother:

Nasalot

Yoyo

Male

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Date of birth:

7 October 2017

Mother:

Yatta

Kama

Female

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Date of birth:

24 March 2017

Mother:

Kinna

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