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Today we are celebrating the anniversary of Khanyisa arriving at HERD – how time has flown! One year ago, Khanyisa arrived in our care at HERD, on that momentous day: 8 January 2020. We have shared her journey through rehabilitation and integration into a new herd with you every step of the way, showing … Continued
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Oh, The Tales This Tail Can Tell As humans, we have built all kinds of clever tools to make our daily lives easier, in the name of progress. But something must be said for the ingenuity of having and using the built-in utensils that you were born with. It’s very useful, for instance, when adventuring … Continued
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Last year December, a few weeks before Khanyisa was found and rescued, we experienced the terrible loss of a special young elephant that was loved by so many, far and wide. Mopane – we miss him every day. We cannot help but think of the close bond Mopane and Khanyisa may have had now. No doubt he … Continued
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Jabulani herd Matriarch, Tokwe and the herd We share our reserve, the Kapama Private Game Reserve in South Africa, with many animals. Buffalo, giraffe, lion, leopard, hippo, impala, beautiful birdlife, elusive caracal and pangolin, and of course elephant… Both wild herds and the Jabulani herd of rescued elephants who have created a herd of their … Continued
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Lammie is the sweet surrogate superstar at the orphanage, who has given Khanyisa attentive company, warmth and joy since the little albino orphan first arrived at HERD in January this year. Lammie the Legend, we call her, for her love and patience and loyalty know no bounds. Born in 2014, she has been a friend … Continued
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“You can choose your friends but you sho’ can’t choose your family, an’ they’re still kin to you no matter whether you acknowledge ’em or not, and it makes you look right silly when you don’t.” – Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird Elephants have been known to go without sleep for days, grabbing a … Continued
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“If elephants didn’t exist, you couldn’t invent one. They belong to a small group of living things so unlikely they challenge credulity and common sense.” – Lyall Watson, South African botanist, zoologist, biologist, anthropologist, ethologist. Tusks are teeth, elongated and projecting incisors with the same physical characteristics as most mammalian teeth. There is a pulp cavity, … Continued
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Playing it By Ear An elephant’s ears, with all of the nicks, notches, holes and missing bits is one of a kind and can serve a similar purpose to finger prints. Giant and easily readable reminders of past experiences, tangles with unforgiving thorn trees or opportunistic predators that are unique to each and every African … Continued
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Sunshine’s Grand Adventure Khanyisa’s nine-month journey of rehabilitation and integration into the Jabulani Herd at HERD, South Africa’s first dedicated elephant orphanage, has been one we will remember for a lifetime. Not only because of the immense support from fosters and donors and followers on social media, who have followed her little journey throughout a … Continued
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Today we are celebrating the anniversary of Khanyisa arriving at HERD – how time has flown! One year ago, Khanyisa arrived in our care at HERD, on that momentous day: 8 January 2020. We have shared her journey through rehabilitation and integration into a new herd with you every step of the way, showing the … Continued
