 An orphaned black rhino -- the only one at the orphanage. It is 2 years and 10 months old. We only saw one other rhino on our whole trip to Africa. |
 Yum! You have to be very careful around rhinos. They have terrible eyesight, so their instinct is to charge and stab you with their horn if you get to close. Watch out! |
 Baboons! You'll have to click on this photo to really see them. Baboons are shy, so it's hard to get photos of them! Ugh. |
 It was funny when these elephants came. In the distant you could hear trumpeting and a small stampede approaching. They came in with their ears flapping and very proud. So adorable! |
 Lunch! An elephant is milk dependent for the first two years of its life. That's why baby elephants can't survive if orphaned under the age of two. |
 A baby elephant is never left alone unattended. Within its elephant family, it never would be. Therefore, the keepers work in shifts to be with the calves 24 hours a day, sleeping in physical contact with them during the night on a bed of straw. |
 Shade is normally provided for a baby elephant by its mother, but in her absence a blanket has to suffice. |
 Once a week the elephants are rubbed down with coconut oil to keep their skin soft and supple. I got to actually pet these elephants. It was really neat! |
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