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

Latest Updates on ICHOLTA:

• 11/1/2012 - THE VOI STOCKADE'S SPECIAL HOMECOMING
• 3/10/2010 - The return of Burra
• 3/11/2009 - An update about Eve
• 4/26/2008 - Update on the Voi Unit Orphans
• 11/29/2004 - Lualeni, yet another rescue

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

4/30/2013 - This morning Tassia and Rombo had a vigorous Pushing Match which prompted Mzima to engage Taveta walking over to him with his trunk curled under his chin. Mzima immediately accepted the challenge. Later Lesanju led the Orphans out at usual. At around 9.45 a.m. Emily’s group turned up to join the orphans out in the field, all browsing together until it was the mudbath hour when the Ex Orphans chose to head to the Middle Wallow while the Youngsters went to the big waterhole as usual. There the babies were enjoying themselves when Emily’s gang turned up again, heading first to the drinking bins, which had been emptied by the Junior group. Dabassa rushed up to greet them and escorted them to the waterhole. When Lesanju saw the Seniors approaching, she and some of the Juniors vacated the pool in a hurry, leaving it free for the bigger elephants but Mzima, Dabassa and Kivuko decided to remain behind and play with the older Ex Orphans. Rombo attempted a Pushing Match with Mweya in the pool, but when he saw her long sharp tusks, he thought better of it and turned away, though not before Mweya gave him a prod with her tusks. He ran away bellowing and as soon as Mzima saw this, he moved in to tackle Mweya backed up by Rombo who came in on the side of his friend. Everyone had a lot of fun.

Morani came late to the waterhole with a wild friend, just as the others were about to leave. Icholta kicked all the drinking bins around, displaying frustration at finding them emptied.

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

Icholta with Tsavo photo taken on 5/20/2005	Icholta walking in the bush photo taken on 4/15/2005

ORPHAN PROFILE FOR: ICHOLTA (foster now)

Zoom / Enlarge Estimated to have been 6 weeks old when orphaned, and therefore born in August 1999, this little female elephant, comes from far-off legendary Marsabit Mountain, where a once beautiful mist forest harbouring many endemic plants and birds struggles to survive the depredation of a burgeoning human population. Icholta was rescued from the mud of a drying waterhole of that name, where she was bogged and abandoned by her herd who were unable to risk venturing in to pull her free. She was minute for her age, with soft fuzz on her head and body, but also with good coordination, so we guessed her to be older than she looked. She became very emaciated cutting her first molars in the Nairobi Nursery, and we were fearful that she might not be able to pull through, but she did. Today is a very friendly and loving character, with a beautiful face, charming disposition and deep brown eyes fringed with long lashes; a great favourite with all the other elephants as well as her Keepers.

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