Top 10 Elephant Photos That Inspire Love!
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As the season of love is among us, we would like to review our top 10 photos that scream love from all angles.
Marula Season is Here! Discover the Elephants’ Favourite Fruit
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Go marula hunting with Adine and Nandi It’s an extremely hot day in the bush and water is on everyone’s minds in this video below! The elephants enjoy a drink at the dam while Khanyisa submerges herself. Adine takes us for a drive through the bush and heads off marula hunting with her trusty German … Continued
Tigere Shares an Update on All 16 Elephants!
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HERD Elephant Manager, Tigere shares insight into all the elephants in the herd in this new blog. As we move into a new year of caring for, supporting and protecting this rescued herd of orphans and elephants born to them, we are excited to share more of their adventures with you. Adine and the carers … Continued
Kicking, Scuffing, and Swinging: The Unexpected Things Elephants Use Their Feet For
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Elephants use their feet in a variety of ways. They don’t only use their feet to move around, dig for water, or break branches. They also use their feet for things like playing, intimidating others, or making others move. In this blog, we explore the unexpected things that elephants use their feet for. We have … Continued
The Happiest Muddy Little Elephants, Khanyisa & Timisa And Serious Dam Time
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These scenes were filmed by Carer Owen! How can you not smile while watching the elephants enjoying life so much? All they need is a little mud and water and their wilderness turns into a playground! Watch Khanyisa and Timisa enjoying the mud with the other elephants close by, and waterhole time as all the … Continued
Why The Elephants Are On Contraception & What It Means
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Once the elephants in our herd become sexually mature, they need to be put onto contraception, as a matter of South African legislation that makes it illegal for semi captive elephants like ours, who rely on human care and support, to breed. Before these rules and regulations were put into effect by the Department of … Continued
Creating Custodians of Conservation with University Marketing Students
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At HERD, we believe that we have a responsibility to contribute to our community – both our local community and our broader community. One way in which we can contribute to our broader community is through education. In addition to sharing our knowledge through videos, blog posts, and social media posts, we have allowed individuals … Continued
Generous Hearts Helping Gentle Giants | HERD’s Gratitude Blog
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Today is Thanksgiving in the USA and although this is not a holiday we celebrate here in South Africa, it is celebrated by many of our supporters. We therefore thought that today would be the perfect day to look back on the people and organisations that have helped us over the past few months. We … Continued
Why Do Elephants Place Their Trunks In Each Other’s Mouths?
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The ways in which elephants communicate are vast and complex. We have only recently started to understand some aspects of elephant communication, and there is still much we don’t know about this topic. One way in which elephants communicate is through touch – this is called tactile communication. If you’ve ever spent some time looking … Continued
Khanyisa’s First Morning at the Homestead
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Adine shares her view of Khanyisa’s first morning in the homestead. We are waiting for all the carers to come and lead the elephants out of the homestead before feeding Khanyisa. The orphanage carers and I don’t enter, because we don’t want to disturb any of the elephants. We need to create a new routine for Khanyisa. … Continued
