A Milk Bottle Journey with young elephant calf, Khanyisa

Today we honour the vital life-giving power of milk! The milk bottles that have seen Khanyisa grow big and strong and that have given her the energy and nutrients she needed to heal and advance in life. These bottles have been a substitute for the mother Khanyisa lost but it wasn’t an easy process.

It involved getting her to take the bottle with the painful wounds around her mouth from the snare and to learn to suckle the new teat our carers and Adine presented her with. Khanyisa adapted well and even though she put us through a few fussy mornings and evenings, she took she bottles well and gulped down her formula — a mix of infant milk formula and essential nutrients, vitamins and minerals!

Our carers love these moments with Khanyisa, feeding her like her mother would have, and helping her to grow so that she can feed herself in the bush.

Khanyisa is being weaned off her night time milk bottles currently so that she can join the herd in the homestead in the warmer months! We will update you on this progress soon?

Thank you for helping us to provide Sunshine with all the thousands and thousands of milk bottles that she has needed over the years! We are so thankful for your role in helping to raise Khanyisa!

Видео A Milk Bottle Journey with young elephant calf, Khanyisa канала HERD Elephant Orphanage South Africa