Archival pictures of Mumbushi

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Mwambushi meets the orphans for the 1st time IMG_6931 (3)

Mumbushi is introduced to Maxwel

Mount Kenya

Little Mumbushi with Abdi safe in his stable at the Nairobi nursery

Loading up the plane before take off

Mumbushi at the Nanyuki airstip with some of the KWS rangers who helped with his rescue

Mumbushi, tiny and vulnerable

Mumbushi's deep head wound

Mumbushi's right eye seemed compromised from the panga slash

Mumbushi and Abdi

One of the KWS rangers involved in saving the little calf tells Abdi the rescue story

One of the KWS rangers who helped in the tiny calf's rescue

One of the KWS rangers who helped in the tiny calf's rescue

Tal, who took the footage on the flight with the calf and Keepers

The baby is fed milk and rehydration at the airstrip

The calf is prepared for loading

The keepers take turns to watch over the baby during the flight

The little calf sleeps on the flight to Nairobi, comforted by sucking the milk teat

The little calf sleeps on the flight with a teat placed in his mouth as a comforter

The little elephant's tiny trunk

The plane arrives at the Nanyuki airstrip where the KWS team wait with a tiny baby strapped in the back

The team off on Mumbushi's rescue

Captain O'Brein, Senior Warden Mount Kenya

Abdi with the little newcomer

Abdi with the little elephant on the plane

Abdi with Mumbushi

Abdi with little Mumbushi in his stable

Abdi and Leleruk who fly to the Nanyuki airstrip

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