Join Bumpy for his first dip of the day!
Flanked by Keepers Festus and Jackson, our little hippo hurried out of his stable and made a beeline for his personal pool. He briefly considered a nap between Jackson’s legs, thought the better of it, and dove right into the day, with a cute boop for good measure.
Bumpy is one of our newest arrivals. His mother died, likely in a territorial fight defending her baby’s life. He spent at least a day huddled by her body before the Kenya Wildlife Service rescued him and brought him into our care.
You can become part of Bumpy’s journey. Read his full rescue story and support him through an adoption: https://t.co/qAEjrv65WE
The local legend who dealt with the monster that hurled a rock at the endangered monk seal was just named the Ambassador of Aloha by the Hawaiian Senate! Hawaii is sending a clear message to all future tourists: “Don’t mess with our land or our wildlife.”
Center for a Humane Economy goes into Ridglan Farms next. That group purchased 500 beagles.
Last week I asked Ridglan what will happen with the remaining beagles (roughly 500) and received this:
“Ridglan Farms is in the midst of finalizing arrangements for the remaining dogs.”
Quede con esta señora que tiene un borrego parapléjico y le hizo un carrito con palanca y la borrega ya dominó cómo usarlo y ahí anda muy campante en su LAMBorgini.
Most decent people, by definition, view the liberation of these Ridglan beagles as a feel-good story. They were bred to live short lives of sadistic (and utterly gratuitous) government-funded experiments, then unceremoniously killed, and instead now are living as dogs should.
But this is because activists spent years working for this outcome, often arrested and even investigated by industry-controlled FBI and state legislatures as terrorists. They deserve immense credit and respect for their success.
Meet Bumpy the baby hippo!
This is NOT AI.
My beloved @SheldrickTrust is best known for its rescue, raising, and reintegration of orphaned baby elephants, but as some of you have come to learn over the years, no orphan is left without a home and love when it comes to Sheldrick.
Bumpy, a son of Kenya, is just one week old.
Bumpy’s mom likely was killed in a territorial fight while defending him. He was found standing next to her body, confused about what had happened, desperately nudging her with his nose.
Without his mom around anymore, and being only a week old, Bumpy needs to be raised by hand for a few years (male hippos can’t survive without their mothers until about 2–3 years old).
So my pals at the Sheldrick Trust got their rescue engine fired up, and next thing you know, Bumpy got his first — and likely only — helicopter ride when Taru Carr Hartley scooped him up to bring him to the Sheldrick facilities in Kaluku.
I always wonder how these babies experience the helicopter — is it like an alien abduction to them?
As you can see in these photos, just as the orphaned baby elephants do, Bumpy will have a keeper sleep next to him every night.
While no human keeper can ever replace the love of his mother, you can rest assured that the keepers of the Sheldrick Trust—along with the staff—will love and protect him until he’s ready to return to the wild.
To learn more about Bumpy and to adopt him (which means you’ll get updates on him), click the link in the post below!
BREAKING: The first 300 Ridglan beagles touched grass for the first time today.
They stepped outside and looked up at the sun.
Many are playful. Some are scared. All are learning the world can be safe.
Today, they are free.