Baby Elephants On Parade at the Nairobi Orphanage. There were dozens of baby elephants that were about waist-high coming in from their morning walk in the fields. They run, trumpet, and sometimes trip and fall together in a cute rush. Their thing they want?Dozens of adults in green smocks, each holding a huge baby bottle. The Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, which is also known as the Baby Elephant Orphanage, is fed time.

The tiny pachyderms run up to their wards and grab their bottles. Like babies everywhere, they close their eyes and drink the milk, which makes them feel like they’re in baby heaven.

Just another morning meal at this one-of-a-kind place where young elephants and rhinos are cared for. The young elephants walk to a nearby pond to roll around in the mud for a short time after they eat.

How the Nairobi Baby Elephant Nursery came to be

Animal lovers, especially elephant lovers, will love this story. The family of Dr. Dame Daphne Sheldrick started the school in 1977, so it has a history of one family.

Like her husband David, who was a warden, Daphne Sheldrick knew a lot about how to raise wild animals. She saw the need to help elephants that had been left alone or were victims of hunting. Sheldrick worked hard and was the first person to come up with a milk recipe that was so important for elephant and rhino babies to stay alive.

The Orphan’s Project is in Nairobi National Park, not far from downtown Nairobi. Visitors are welcome to watch the animals eat in the morning.

Now that the Sheldricks are gone, saving these wonderful animals is the job of their daughter Angela, her husband, and their children.

Where do the elephant babies come from?

David Sheldrick was the game warden at Tsavo National Park. It was there that Aisha, the first baby orphan, was found and cared for until she was healthy again. Today, the trust has anti-poaching teams working all over Kenya to help these animals that have been hurt by people.

It takes a long time to save and heal a baby animal that has been hurt. The person who takes care of an elephant baby becomes like a parent to that baby, eating, caring for, and even sleeping with it. It may take years of care before the young adult animal is brought to one of Tsavo Park’s recovery or reintegration units.

The next step can take up to ten years, during which time the elephants are slowly released back into the wild groups. That the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust has taken in more than 200 of these orphans and put more than 100 of them back in their natural environment.

To finish the loop, over 25 baby calves have been born in the wild to these elephants that were abandoned and then found a new home.

How to Help the Baby Elephant Orphanage in Nairobi

The Orphan’s Project charges a fee to enter, but the trust also urges people who want to show their support to “adopt” a baby elephant or rhino that has been rescued.

Your adoption will help pay for the orphans’ 24-hour care, which includes a personal Keeper and medical care.

You’ll get a certificate of adoption, information every month, and the chance to see photos, videos, and notes from your Keeper’s diary.

We all know that elephants are a threatened species and are always in danger of going extinct. A wonderful and sincere way to show you care is to give money to the Trust and Orphans Project.

Let Safari Trips to Kenya take you to the Baby Elephant Orphanage for a wonderful tour experience you will never forget.