Baby elephants are a lot like dominos — one falls down, they all tumble down! (This is — you guessed it — our Umani kindergarten class: Lenny, Sulwe, and Zigi, while nanny Kiasa tries to maintain some order) — These babies are ‘grandchildren’ of our Orphans’ Project: Their mothers were orphaned when they were just babies themselves and raised in our care. Now, they are all grown up and nurturing their own families in the wild. Meet the 79 known ‘grandchildren’ born to our Orphans’ Project: sheld

Different strokes for different elephants. Vaarti chose to eschew the line-up of waiting bottles and ambled over to the truck for a private feed — he appreciates a more personal touch! New girl Weka, meanwhile, followed the rules and happily took one of the bottles that was ready and waiting for her. (Watch closely and you’ll see Weka’s fellow graduate, Shujaa, nose in to see if he might snag any extras!) Every elephant is unique, with individual habits, likes, and dislikes — our job is to find