As she grows taller, Twiggy has increasingly been using her height to her advantage. On this particular evening, she arrived back at the stockades earlier than usual, only to find her bedroom door shut. No matter: she simply arched her long neck over the top of the fence, easily reaching the bounty of greens that had been placed in her stockade. She placidly snacked until a Keeper came over & opened the gate. Read Twiggy’s story: sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/o…

What is it about Nyambeni that sets hearts aflutter? Is it her fuzzy forehead, butterfly-shaped ears or playful personality? Either way, she's enchanted Keepers & orphans alike as she's settled into her new home. Find out what led to her rescue: sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/o…

Elephants give the best hugs. Affection being the magic ingredient when it comes to hand-raising orphaned infant elephants, alongside specialist formula milk & 24/7 care. You can also play a role in an elephants life by adopting sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/

Ahmed has a taste for tea — Keeper Kevin’s tea, in particular! Most mornings, she sidles over to Kevin and turns it into a tea party for two. (Of course, she doesn’t actually take tea, but she likes to pretend!)

As Esoit enjoys his bottle, keep your eyes trained on the elephant approaching from behind: it’s none other than Larro, our reliable Ithumba milk thief! Savvy to her antics, Head Keeper Benjamin redirects her to the mud wallow. (Rest assured, Larro gets all the milk she needs!)

Elephant roadblock! When its cleared, our bowser will fill the water trough that’s located here to the brim. In the dry season, it forms a vital network of water sources for the orphans & their wild friends.

Arrow removed, wound cleaned, treatment complete ✓ With a good prognosis for recovery ahead of him, this young male can thank urgent veterinary care for feeling better. A job well done by SWT/KWS Sky Vet, & the 2nd pachyderm patient of their day sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/n…

Thrilled to open the doors of our Nairobi Nursery to @CBCTheNational & @CBCNews and offer a behind-the-scenes look at how we hand-raise orphaned elephants. Luckily for @davidcommon, Latika was on her best behaviour that morning! youtu.be/phaiS_JKdQA

Mwinzi’s favourite moments are spent in the mud bath, thrashing around in the red mud. It is often quite a mission to convince him that it is time to exit, but her Keepers say the lure of a dust bath usually does the trick.

Ukame will always have two families; one human, who rescued her when she became an orphan of drought. The other, elephant. In 2021, after we spent years raising her, she finally heard the call of the wild & rejoined her kin in Tsavo National Park. She hasn’t looked back since!

It’s coconut hour! Every week at our Kaluku Neonate Unit, we slather the youngest babies in coconut oil, which conditions the skin & provides healthy fats. The spa session concludes with a dust bath which shields them from biting insects. Nothing can replicate the care of an elephant mother, but treats like this keep the babies healthy & relaxed.

Forget the baby bath or a hooded towel, Mwana shows the only bathtub essentials for baby elephants is mud, water & friends to climb on. Diligent nannies round out the scene, ensuring the tiny tot is safe and happy.

Each orphan is hand-fed specialist formula milk which is tailor-made (& measured) according to their age & exacting nutritional needs. But all Mwinzi knows is his bottle is done & he wants more! He makes his displeasure known, complaining loudly.

From the beginning, Enkesha (R) has taken her role as nanny to Murera’s baby, Mwana, VERY seriously. Perhaps a little too seriously, as one morning she was so desperate to see the little elephant that she almost knocked heads with Kiasa running out of the stockades.