The following is information on the Elephant Orphan named: EDIE  (foster now)

Latest Updates on EDIE:

• 11/1/2012 - THE VOI STOCKADE'S SPECIAL HOMECOMING
• 3/10/2010 - The return of Burra
• 11/7/2009 - Emily and Edie Save their Newborn Calves
• 10/4/2009 - Recent sightings of Emily's group
• 5/25/2009 - Edie's wild born baby
• 3/11/2009 - An update about Eve
• 2/21/2009 - The move to Tsavo of Shimba, Siria, Wasessa and Mzima
• 12/17/2008 - Emily's baby Eve
• 4/26/2008 - Update on the Voi Unit Orphans
• 5/6/2007 - Female Orphans and their Suitors

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Most Recent Keeper's Diary Entry: (view all the latest entries for EDIE)

4/27/2013 - Emily’s Ex Orphan group arrived at the Stockades in the early hours of the morning, in order to be there for the morning Supplement hand-out. When the Juniors noticed that the Ex Orphans were there to monopolize the handout, they left knowing that there would be a lot of competition. Icholta then left the Ex Orphan group to escort the Juniors to the slopes of Mazinga hill behind Emily’s old enclosure. Shimba limped out past some of the Ex Orphans as they were feeding. Instantly Laikipia, Ndara and Mweya watched him walk past and knew that he had problems. Mweya immediately ran to where Icholta and the babies were browsing, rumbled to Icholta, who immediately began to return, leaving Mweya in charge of the Youngsters. Also interested in Shimba’s condition, Edie and Icholta followed him, joined by Laikipia and the other Ex Orphans, all obviously anxious about Shimba’s wounds. Meanwhile Edie’s baby, Ella, happily enjoyed playing with Seraa, who loves the baby very much and is a very competent Nannie, so much so that Edie often doesn’t seem to even bother about where her baby is, confident that she is in good care.

Ndara is now doing very well having recovered from her arrow wounds and has put on condition. Lesanju and the Juniors returned to the Stockades, escorted back by Sweet Sally. Taveta spotted Emily’s calf, Eve standing between Sally and a rock and squeezed through the gap to give little Eve a hard shove from the back. This sent Eve running off down the hill, Taveta after her bent on mimic mounting, but Sweet Sally followed both at speed, and put herself between the two when the caught up with them. Meanwhile, Emily seemed unconcerned, concentrating on trying to show Mzima how to take on a bigger opponent. Tsavo then turned up only to find the Copra handout gone. The Ex Orphans then departed, and after taking his morning milk at 8 a.m., Shimba joined his little friend Panda, while the others went about their day as usual.

The Two Latest Photos of EDIE: (view gallery of pictures for EDIE)

Edie kneeling by the waterhole photo taken on 5/20/2005

ORPHAN PROFILE FOR: EDIE (foster now)

Zoom / Enlarge Estimated to have been born in April 1999, this female calf was about 4 months when rescued from a well on the Namunyak Group Ranch North of Lewa Downs. Her family had struggled all night unsuccessfully to try and retrieve her, but had to leave when tribesmen and their cattle turned up. She endured a rough ride in a lorry before being flown first to Lewa Downs Airstrip and from there by Charter plane to Nairobi. She is named "Edie" by special request of the Craig family who own Lewa Downs Ranch, to honour the memory of one of their donors named "Evie". The closest Samburu word we could find to "Evie" was"Edie" which means "over there" and with the approval of the late Evie's family, we thought this more appropriate. For many weeks Edie suffered from deep depression grieving for her lost elephant family, and was very sore and bruised from her fall, able only to lie on one side of her body for more than a month. In all other respects, she was not in bad condition and tender loving care from both the Keepers and the other elephants soon made her happy again. She is a spirited character, of all the younger females, the most adventurous , usually the first to provide back up when intruders encountered in the orphans' travels in the bush startle the group and need to be sent on their way. Ilingwezi is her best friend.

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