She arrived at just one week old – traumatised, crying, pacing her stable through the night.
Today, Kaikai turns one. And if you've followed her story, you'll know she's been running Kaluku ever since she arrived.
Mud baths are among her favourite, as is marching ahead with the confidence of an elephant ten times her age. She's extremely intelligent, and utterly convinced she's the centre of the universe. And she's not wrong. It's Kaikai's world – we merely exist in it.
Happy birthday, little princess.
Adopt Kaikai: https://t.co/kDln4jg4mO
Today we commemorate the birth anniversary of Karl Marx.
Marx’s work provides us with the sharpest counter-narrative to capitalist oppression. His work is the bedrock upon which revolutions are built.
We have curated a list of books by and on Marx.
Read to resist.
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Meet Bumpy!
This enchanting little chap was rescued over the weekend. His mother likely died defending him in a territorial fight and when the Kenya Wildlife Service found him, he was huddled beside her body. They rescued him and placed him in our care.
This was Bumpy's first night with us, snuggled next to Keeper Simon. Simon put his mattress on the ground and the tiny hippo nestled by his side, swaddled in his cherry blanket. After his fraught ordeal, he finally felt at peace and slept soundly in the crook of Simon's arm.
Now, you can become part of Bumpy’s journey — read his full rescue story and support him through an adoption: https://t.co/sR6w4FUvNN
An elephant-sized pacifier for one of our tiniest babies! Much like human infants, baby elephants derive great comfort from suckling. The orphans love to mouth their Keepers’ fingers and when the Keepers have their hands full, a bottle teat serves as an excellent stand-in.
Discover what nearly a century of raising orphaned elephants looks like in Kenya with your support: https://t.co/Vv7yll9JJt
Cutting down a 100-year-old banyan tree in Nashik for Kumbh preparations is not development, it is environmental destruction. The felling of heritage trees like banyan and peepal along the Godavari River is deeply concerning. Faith should not come at the cost of nature. 🌳
@letsblinkit very unethical businesses practices. Items missing from order, rotten products and you are not replacing the items. Support team totally unhelpful. You are scamming customers. Very unprofessional and unethical.
Remembering the moment we first met Imp nearly one month ago...
On the morning of 22nd February, Ishanga made a surprise appearance at our Ithumba Reintegration Unit. But the biggest surprise was yet to come – by her side was a tiny baby underfoot! Head Keeper Benjamin and the team had been waiting 22 months to meet tiny Imp, as she has been called, and she was every bit as special as we hoped. As so many orphans have done before her, Ishanga had returned home to share her joy with the human family who raised her!
Remind yourself of the story, including Ishanga's own journey from orphan to lion survivor and now, mother: https://t.co/Axc5WPp9le