Such big personalities with these Littles at Makindu Children’s Center
Welcome to The Maasai Mara with Safaris and Moore
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Makindu Children’s Center
Join Me at the Welcoming Celebration at Makindu Children’s Center in Kenya
Dancing With The Massai and Staff at the Royal Mara
He’s obsessed about cleaning that one trunk
He’s obsessed about cleaning that one tusk!
Went on for several minutes
Wowser
Just another day in the Maasai Mara!
This big boy is from the Off Beat pride… looking for females from the River Pride.
And waiting for “his sisters to get dinner”.
Thank you for celebrating my 65th
And maki du Childrens centers 25 th anniversary
Here are a few of us for another …
“Group photo”
A big Asante Sana for traveling so far to celebrate together!!!!!
My best birthday
These kiddos at Maki du Childrens Center brought us to Kenya… we bring them hope, they bring us joy.
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Elephants are highly intelligent animals with complex emotions, feelings, compassion and self-awareness (elephants are one of very few species to recognize themselves in a mirror!). The gestation period of an elephant is 22 months. They are the largest living land animal.
Males only reach their full size at 35-40 years - that’s well over half their lifespan as wild elephants can live for up to 60-70 years.
And it’s not just the adults – even calves are huge! At birth, a baby elephant can weigh 120kg
Amazingly, elephant calves are able to stand within 20 minutes of being born and can walk within 1 hour. After two days, they can keep up with the herd.
Elephants have around 150,000 muscle units in their trunk. Their trunks are perhaps the most sensitive organ found in any mammal.
Elephants use their trunks to suck up water to drink – it can contain up to 8 litres of water. They also use their trunks as a snorkel when swimming.
Around 90% of African elephants have been wiped out in the past century - largely due to the ivory trade - leaving an estimated 415,000 wild elephants alive today.
Never know what you’re going to see
Video courtesy of Dr. Susan Grimes