Wildlife tour in Nairobi - Part I

Day 2 was an action packed day that started off at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, a home for orphan elephants and rhinos. In a fairly big open area, a fine gentlemen with a microphone was informing us about what the centre does, the behaviour of elephants, and the personal stories for almost everyone one of the 20+ elephants that we saw. We watched the elephants walk around, drink water, drink milk from a bottle, use their trunks to play with branches,and play with each other. The youngest elephant was only 2.5 months old named Ajabu, which means 'mystery' in Swahili because she was found at just one day old and there was no sign of what happened to her mother or herd. In the pictures below, Ajabu is the one wearing the blanket to keep her warm without a herd of adults around her. It was such a great experience to see the great work that is being done here for these magnificent animals.

 And on the way out we saw this monkey with a baby. I think this counts as the first wild encounter.

Next stop was the African Fund for Endangered Wildlife, where we saw two Rothschild giraffes and a bunch of warthogs. The fun part about this centre is that you can step up to an elevated platform to see the giraffes at eye level. And they give you food pellets to feed them from your hand -- or your lips ...