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#Repost @rick_perrynyc ・・・ I loved the opportunity of visiting the @sheldricktrust SWT Ithumba Reintegration Unit last month where orphaned babies start to learn to live in the wild when they are ready. One can practically hear the squeals of delight from this little calf wallowing in the dust. ❤️ 🐘 ❤️ #elephants #dswt #ithumbareintegrationunit #kenya #stoppoachingelephants https://www.instagram.com/p/B6Cg7AVA1cc/?igshid=88vl2qe87ltf

#Repost @rick_perrynyc ・・・ I loved the opportunity of visiting the @sheldricktrust SWT Ithumba Reintegration Unit last month where orphaned babies start to learn to live in the wild when they are ready. One can practically hear the squeals of delight from this little calf wallowing in the dust. ❤️ 🐘 ❤️ #elephants #dswt #ithumbareintegrationunit #kenya #stoppoachingelephants https://www.instagram.com/p/B6ChBcfgpVx/?igshid=78pssy6ac25e

❤️ #bekindtoelephants #trunkupwines ・・・ Siku may be just a baby, by already she’s right in step with the rest of her herd! • This pint-sized girl is our 28th confirmed “grandcalf.” We rescued her mother, Sunyei, when she fell into a mannade hole as a tiny 10-day-old. After spending years in our care, Sunyei eventually returned to a life in the wild and we are thrilled to see her enter this new stage of life as a mum. Spunky little Siku will certainly keep Sunyei on her toes, but we know she’s up to the challenge! • • • Photo © David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust / Freya Dowson #DSWT #Sunyei #SunyeiDSWT #Siku #SikuDSWT #ithumba #ithumbareintegrationunit #whyilovekenya #kenya #africa #magicalkenya #savetheelephants #saynotopoaching #racingextinction #jointheherd #DSWTat40 #worthmorealive #antipoaching #bekindtoelephants

#Repost @dswt (@get_repost) ・・・ Last month saw the birth of three DSWT “grandkids.” Over the next three days, we’ll be celebrating this trio of October babies. First up? Yoyo! • On October 7, Yatta (who we rescued in 1999 after her own mother was poached) returned to our Ithumba stockades to show off her second calf and first son, Yoyo. If he’s anything like his sassy sister Yetu, who was born in 2012, Yatta will have her proverbial hands full! • • • Video © David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust #DSWT #Yatta #YattaDSWT #Yoyo #YoyoDSWT #Yetu #YetuDSWT #ithumba #ithumbareintegrationunit #whyilovekenya #kenya #africa #magicalkenya #savetheelephants #saynotopoaching #racingextinction #jointheherd #DSWTat40 #worthmorealive #antipoaching

How Elephants hold hands #trunkupwines #trunkupgoodluck ・・・ Little legs can make it difficult to keep up! To stay on pace, elephant calves hold their mum’s tail with their trunk, much like when human toddlers hold their parent’s hand. Baby Gawa, the daughter of wild-living DSWT orphan Galana, demonstrates the trick nicely. • • • Photo © David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust / Callum Cheatle #DSWT #Gawa #GawaDSWT #Galana #GalanaDSWT #ithumba #ithumbareintegrationunit #whyilovekenya #kenya #africa #magicalkenya #savetheelephants #saynotopoaching #racingextinction #jointheherd #DSWTat40 #worthmorealive #antipoaching

Isn’t that sweet? To bring their babies back and show them off? Maybe they want a baby shower! #trunkupwines #wholefoodsdublin ・・・ Half-pint-sized Nusu is the picture of perfection. Soon after giving birth, first-time mum Nasalot brought her new baby to our Ithumba stockades and introduced him to the Keepers there. These men have seen Nasalot, an orphaned elephant, grow up before their eyes and helped her transition to a life in the wild — and now that things have come full circle, they look forward to watching Nasalot raise her own elephant family in the wild! • • • Photo © David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust #DSWT #Nasalot #NasalotDSWT #Nusu #NusuDSWT #ithumba #ithumbareintegrationunit #whyilovekenya #kenya #africa #magicalkenya #savetheelephants #saynotopoaching #racingextinction #jointheherd #DSWTat40 #worthmorealive #antipoaching

❤️#trunkupwines #trunkupgoodluck ・・・ Elephant daycare is in session! 13-year-old Sidai, who we rescued in 2006, has become Ithumba’s nanny extraordinaire. Babies Wiva, Gawa, and Kama absolutely love her — and their mothers (and fellow wild-living DSWT orphans) certainly appreciate the break. All this practice will come in handy when Sidai becomes a mother herself someday. In the meantime, she has a great time with her pint-sized charges. • www.thedswt.org • • • Photo © David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust #DSWT #Sidai #SidaiDSWT #Kama #KamaDSWT #Gawa #GawaDSWT #Wiva #WivaDSWT #ithumba #ithumbareintegrationunit #whyilovekenya #kenya #africa #magicalkenya #savetheelephants #saynotopoaching #racingextinction #jointheherd #DSWTat40 #worthmorealive #antipoaching

#trunkupwines LOVES This #Transformation Thursday, swipe through to see Turkwel’s progress over the past eight years! • Photo 1: Turkwel was found alone in a high tribal conflict zone near the Wei Wei River. It’s a miracle that she was able to survive there at all; most elephants in the area become collateral damage in the hostilities. As we moved in to rescue her, we could hear gunshots in the distance. Despite the human violence she must have witnessed, Turkwel was immediately very trusting of her new DSWT family. • Photo 2: Turkwel became best friends with Kainuk (the smaller elephant pictured, who we also featured as last week’s #tbt!). We actually suspect that both elephants may have known each other prior to being rescued, as Kaikuk is another survivor from the South Turkana Game Reserve. • Photo 3: Turkwel emerged as a very caring elephant, never too busy to give the younger orphans some love and reassurance. Here, she envelops baby Barsilinga in a trunk hug. • Photo 4: In 2013, Turkwel – alongside her best friend, Kainuk – graduated to our Ithumba Reintegration Unit. She is making marvelous progress here, learning the ropes to live a wild life and enjoying all the soil dusting possibilities to be had! • Your support makes it possible for us to rescue more elephants like Turkwel. Want to help? Donate at: www.thedswt.org/donate • • • Photo © David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust #DSWT #Turkwel #TurkwelDSWT #Kainuk #KainukDSWT #Barsilinga #BarsilingaDSWT #elephants #whyilovekenya #kenya #nairobi #dswtnursery #africa #tsavo #tsavonationalpark #ithumba #ithumbareintegrationunit #magicalkenya #savetheelephants #nairobinationalpark #saynotopoaching #racingextinction #jointheherd #DSWT40 #worthmorealive