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A parade of wild-living orphans and their babies, coming to say hello to their human-elephant family. Leading the way is 15-year-old Mutara, an orphan we rescued as a newborn in 2009 — she likely lost her own mother to poaching. She is joined by her wild-born baby, Mambo — and, we suspect, an as-yet-unintroduced addition: We believe Mutara is pregnant again! Generations of elephants have been rescued, raised, and reintegrated back into the wild through our Orphans’ Project. The fact that so many

HEARTWARMING RESCUE: HELICOPTER TEAM OF DAVID SHELDRICK WILDLIFE TRUST RESCUES A BABY ELEPHANT FROM A WATERING HOLE AND REUNITES IT WITH ITS MOTHER ! A rescue team from the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust burst onto the scene and sprint over to the stricken youngster. They jump into the watering hole and gently roll the elephant out of the pond and back onto its feet. The baby then trots over to be reunited with its mother. During the footage the baby reaches out with its tiny trunk to its mother

Akina’s Rescue • Part 3/3 (our newest adoptable orphan!) Akina is also an elephant who loves water! The Keepers call her the ‘water baby’ — she shows just as much enthusiasm for swimming and splashing around as our original mermaid, Pika Pika. She always tries to get the rest of the herd out of the water so she can have the whole space to herself and show off to everyone on shore. If it’s chilly and the other orphans show no interest in swimming, Akina proves everyone wrong by splashing in and h