Catching up with baby elephant Noah; if we can! Nasalot, his mother, was raised by humans; first at our Nairobi Nursery, and then in Ithumba, from where she returned to a life in the wild. As an ex-orphan, she is totally at ease in the company of her former Keepers. Noah, on the other hand, is wild-born and raised, making him rightfully a little more reserved around his extended human family. His shyness, matched by his mum's photobombing technique all made catching up with Noah a lot of fun! Bu

He might only be a few days old but baby elephant Noah already has all the swagger of a dominant male as he tries to scramble up the rock and watch over his ‘subjects’! He was born earlier this month to wild-living orphan Nasalot and is one of 43 baby elephants born to orphans we’ve rescued, hand-raised and returned to the wild. Noah’s mum Nasalot has been living wild for years, but made the pilgrimage “home” to introduce her new baby and has remained nearby ever since. It’s an immense privilege