Esther's photos with the keyword: orphanage

This little elephant is not yet one year old. David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Elephant Orphanage - Nairobi, Kenya IMG 2771

These little orphans are only a few months old. They are wearing blankets to keep warm. In the wild, they would be close to their mother whose body heat would warm them. For information about the elephants at the orphanage see www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/asp/orphans_history.asp . David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Elephant Orphanage - Nairobi, Kenya IMG 2770

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David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Elephant Orphanage - Nairobi, Kenya One particularly mischievous little elephant seemed to take great joy in head butting the other elephants when they were not looking, much to the chagrin of the keepers. She even charged the audience a few times, causing her keepers to intercede. In this photo, she is being thwarted from charging the spot where I was standing. I was so startled that I dropped everything that I was holding other than the camera in the dirt, but I got the shot. IMG 2750

David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Elephant Orphanage - Nairobi, Kenya For the 11:00 AM feeding, which is open to the public, the young orphans return at high speed - eager for their bottle of baby formula - from the Nairobi National Park where they spend the day with their keepers. IMG 2739