That's
Nungu
and Lammie that we're framing, and my toes
And Khanyisa feeding on her
butternut
Sometimes you think oh you're forgotten, but you see
how the elephants react to you, all the love they show.
I think people have so much to learn from elephants
from all animals
In how they actually remember you.
You can hear Khensani laughing outside
So Reply and Khensani are on duty and Herman is doing night shift.
Reply did night shift until last night.
If you just look at this you can actually se her nipples, the chest, her neck
That's the ears and how she's eating. And her little tusks, and her trunk.
So Khensani did all the cutting up of all the sweet potatoes. She prepared all the milk bottles
So this is Khanyisa's stomach, this is where her umbilical cord was
And she's standing actually like this - this is her
left hind foot and her left (actually right) foot is just on the other side.
And that's our little girl. Meisiekind. Meisiekind means girl kid or child,
and that's what we say to sometimes your daughter or to any girl. Meisie is a girl
If I just go across like that.. Nungus is feeding on the lucerne
and Lammie is also feeding on lucerne in the branches.
So she actually took her hind leg back. That's the two
It's very interesting all the perspectives of an elephant
Look at how she puts her feet - she's not stepping on me, she knows exactly where I am
But let me add to her, this is her elbow basically,
her elbow and this is actually where the ankle is, actually
a little bit more on that side - that's the ankle if this would be like a normal person.
And her foot and the cushion - once she presses on that this actually gets more rounded
I thought I missed her a lot but I think she actually missed me a lot also.
In the bush she keeps coming to me, seeing where I am, and actually showing me how
strong she got and how she's playing
and when I whistle to her she hears me and you can see with her
ears she's listening and then she turns into the direction where I whistle from
and I know I need to let go
and I do let go
but it's easier said than done
I think if you look at those, two especially Lammie who played such an instrumental role
in Khanyisa's life and Nungu played in many rhino's life - a huge role.
And as Nungu is just retiring and keeping Lammie company again, while Khanyisa's out.
Both of them
are huge role players and I think even if it's a sheep you know, whatever you are whatever, you
sometimes think you don't play a role
in the bigger scheme of things, but how could you ever think that a sheep,
oh Lammie, that when she was born that she'd be actually such a special special
little and now an older sheep.
Outside you can hear
the lions roar. The lions are actually close by. I heard them
when I came in and I thought we were going to bump into them,
but we didn't.
I always love this angle... the tail, two hind legs, two front legs and then the trunk.
How amazing is that - kind of six instrumental,
what do you call them? I don't want to say ornaments but attachments.
I don't know what they're called, how you can describe them in
english but they play such a major role
and look at her tail - she has one of the most beautiful tails I think
Like Jabulani, he also has an amazing tail. Now Tokwe had like a few strands and they were very
short tail hairs and now
her tail hair is becoming longer and more luscious and she's becoming a real lady.
Now Jabulani has got the one of the most beautiful tails,
Lundi as we, Kumbura also has quite long tail hair.
Look at these two
Lammie's got such a beautiful personality
I think if we can have more Lammies in the world...
They do say if women were leaders there would be less
wars and the world would be better but everyone plays a huge role.
It's just about finding that place in the world where you fit in and where you can do the most
and be the most to the people around you and to not only the people but
the surroundings in your area or neighbourhood
And that is Reply locking up - keeping Khanyisa safe from all the lions outside
We really had lions before in the orphanage outside, so luckily these doors can close
and that's Reply walking outside
Let's just have a last look
What's going on outside? That's the stables of the elephants ,then the
outside area, it's a beautiful evening, getting a lot chillier. Winter is definitely creeping in
I wish everyone a lovely evening. I'm also going to head back home, get some dinner,
waking up tomorrow morning to be here at 5:00 am
and Herman will step in and look off to little Khanyisa, so keep well god bless from all of us.