Wild-Born Babies

Elephants and black rhinos born to orphans we have rescued, raised, and rewilded.

Over the years, orphaned elephants and rhinos hand reared through our Orphans’ Project and living back in the wild have gone on to have their own wild-born young, showing the difference rescuing just one orphan can have for the whole species.

To date, we know of more than 90 elephant wild calves and grandcalves born to orphans raised through our Orphans' Project. These are the babies we have met; their mothers making the pilgrimage home to their Reintegration Unit, inviting us to be a part of this celebration of new life. There will be many more out there, fathered by male orphans living back in the wild. There are also two wild-born rhino calves, in the shape of Sultan and his younger sister Savannah, both born to wild-living orphan Solio who assimilated into Nairobi National Park's black rhino population.

Wild born babies

Merri

Female

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Date of birth:

14 December 2025

Mother:

Makena

Sullivan

Male

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Date of birth:

7 December 2025

Mother:

Suguta

Panya

Female

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Date of birth:

3 December 2025

Mother:

Panda

Iris

Female

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Date of birth:

2 December 2025

Mother:

Ithumbah

Kiki

Female

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Date of birth:

1 December 2025

Mother:

Kihari

Mango

Male

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Date of birth:

22 November 2025

Mother:

Mutara

Nsimba

Male

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Date of birth:

12 November 2025

Mother:

Naipoki

Nala

Female

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Date of birth:

8 November 2025

Mother:

Nasalot

Mica

Male

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Date of birth:

6 November 2025

Mother:

Mbirikani

Kanika

Female

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Date of birth:

27 October 2025

Mother:

Kilabasi

Nyika

Female

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Date of birth:

1 October 2025

Mother:

Naserian

Kapuki

Female

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Date of birth:

1 July 2025

Mother:

Kalama

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