Festive Preparations at the Elephant Homestead 🐘✨

[@paddyjenkins8458]

A very merry Christmas and a huge thank you to all at Herd for the fantastic work you do for our animals. It is very hard work and I thank you.

[@stephensfarms7165]

Good morning HERD. Merry Christmas 🎄🎁 to you all there. I pray you continue get rain ☔️ I know you need it. May God bless you all there. And thanks for taking care of the elephants 🙏❤️

[@ShedaKhan-m8x]

What a wonderful place. So clean and orderly, withbthe elephants knowing exactly where to go. All thanks to the hard work of the dedicated carers! Happy Christmas to all.

[@edithallen238]

Had a lovely chuckle with some of the elephants enjoying a “take away” meal. Wonderful holidays to all at HERD.

[@JulieRushworth-k4w]

I would like to thank all Care Givers and Adine for everything they do, for our Herd Family 💚, snd much love to everyone especially the Ellie's, extra for my boy Fish 💜

[@lynne0410]

What a fantastic surprise! Thanks for everything guys. You are the best ❤

[@Goldenlion148]

Merry Christmas to all the ellies and their wonderful carers who look after them and give them the best life. It is so heartwarming to see these beautiful creatures happy and safe. God bless you all.

[@mrpmrp226]

As much fun as it is to spend time with the elephants, taking care of them is hard work, just like on any farm. Seeing the other animals come for a clean drink of water shows just how essential and appreciated Herd's efforts are to their survival. Best wishes and Happy Holidays to everyone at herd (and the herd, itself, of course). I laughed as the elephants collected their prized snacks to enjoy at their favorite eating spot.

[@judithhombsch1535]

You don't realise the amount of daily work involved to keep the area clean. Thank you crew.👏 love the elephant walk up to take away food. So precious 💖 Merry Christmas to you all and a healthy, prosperous New Year.❤ 🎉🫂✨️

[@Someday-u2e]

A huge undertaking to keep these ellies the happiest and healthiest ellies on the planet! Thank you to all at HERD for their dedication and hard work! Wishing you and your families Merry Christmas🎄 and the best New Year yet!!❤❤

[@leftinthedryer]

Merry Christmas to all!! ❤️🌲🐘🤗

[@laurenwood9084]

Good morning to everyone. Merry Christmas to all! Thank you to everyone at HERD for taking such great care of these magnificent animals! Blessings to all. Love from Maryland, USA.❤

[@oummarwin3988]

Thank you so much for all of your kind caring. They are lucky elephants ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️⛈️⛈️⛈️⛈️⛈️⛈️⛈️⛈️☔☔☔☔☔☔☔☔☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️

[@onestopcruise]

They have taken their dinner to go, lol. So precious and beautiful. Happy Holidays to the Herd, you do such a wonderful job making sure the elephants are well taken care of, and you do it with a smile on your face. Couldn't ask for a more caring and loving group of people!

[@SharonOtt-u6w]

Good morning, HERD. Merry Christmas to all my favorite elephants (I just can't pick just one). Enjoy your meal and have a wonderful night.❤❤❤❤

[@nenephant4831]

Merry Christmas to all ellies and humans at HERD 🥳 Hope each of you will spend a happy evening 😊 ❤🐘🎁❤🐘🎁❤🐘🎁

[@RC-vb1hz]

I loved the reference "to go dinners." It gave me a chuckle. The visitors to the waterhole were entertaining. Finally, the carers and their dedication to the Herd are remarkable. Thank you and Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all at the Herd.

[@HEWholoves-w1d]

Yes, aren’t they cute carrying there to go plate

[@GuantanamoBayBarbie2]

Merry Christmas to everyone at Herd, all the viewers, and especially our beloved ellies.❤❤❤

[@kathrynjacobs934]

Merry Christmas, Herd! ❤ Thanks for this wonderful video. Your staff are hard-working, caring individuals who do all this for the love of elephants. Thanks to all of you for all you do for the ellies.

[@pattimiller9157]

Lovely ❤ Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night 🌲🌿🙏🕊

[@plhofer]

What a lot of hard work - so rewarding to see the HERD enjoying it so much!!!

[@katieciccoianni4415]

No wonder they love coming home to the homestead!!! It's all clean, nice fresh water and lots of good food!!! You make their lives so wonderful. Thank you Herd team for all your hard work caring for these amazing elephants. Have a beautiful Christmas and may the New Year bring you all much success and happiness.

[@debraevans6795]

MERRY CHRISTMAS HERD! THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR DEDICATION AND LOVE YOU GIVE EVERYDAY TO OUR ELEPHANTS, RHINOS! TRULY INSPIRING! SENDING TRUNKFULS OF PEACE AND LOVE TO YOUR FAMILIES AS WELL!🫶🎄☮️🐾🐘🦏🙏🕊

[@SantizoLeo128]

Good morning everybody God Bless you🎉🙏

[@rolffigueiredo3786]

Love and festive cheer to everyone at HERD . Thank you ever so much for your dedication and hard work. For this and so much more, wishing all of you a Very , very, special Christmas. 🎉🎉🎉❤

[@patdrake8859]

Thank the team that clean-up for the elephants, that is a hard job. MERRY CHRISTMAS to everyone!!!!!

[@catherinebreitfeller669]

Mine - all mine !!!! 😂😂🐘🐘

[@laurierice7687]

Happy Christmas Eve to all creatures great and small! Thank you to Adine & the HERD team for caring & working for them all 💙🐘💙🐘💙

[@evaveverkova9950]

Merry christmas ❤🎄🎄🎄🎄🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🙋🇨🇿

[@monikawagner8416]

To everyone at the HERD thank you for everything you do for the elephants and a very Merry Christmas to all❤❤!! Baboons seem to be having some fun and getting a nice drink!! Beautiful Impala also having a bit of a drink!! Thank you all for everything and I hope all the elephants get a nice surprise from Santa❤️❤️🐘🐘!!

[@Grammyofboys]

Merry Christmas 🎅 to all of you and all of the ellies. God bless you for all for the work and love you give our precious ellies❤

[@wellingtonsboots4074]

Thank you Merry Christmas to all. All the HERD team do such a wonderful job looking after these precious elephants

[@marie-clauderecchia4531]

Merry Christmas to the whole amazing Herd Team ! It's hard to realise how much work goes into ensuring a peaceful evening with plenty of fresh food and water and a spotless Homestead. It's good to see it again. Thank you for what you do for our wonderful elephants and for educating us a little more each time Our thoughts are with you and Kenneth Shambira's family🕯 Have a happy holiday! ❤️🐘🐑🐕🫶🎅🏼🎄🎁🎉

[@melaniemiller3351]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

[@kathyking5552]

Always handsome Fish. I love watching that boy!!! And it goes to show how precious water is for our world. The 'surprises' at the trough were so pretty. And carers, I wish I could give you everything you would ever want. I think we forget the real difficult work you all have to do to keep the herd cared for. You ALL are wonderful human beings. Jewels in your crowns someday. Happy holidays!!! ❤❤

[@maryellis7622]

Happy Holidays to all.💝🦣🐘

[@ladyjustice1474]

🙂You help the elephants and the elephants help you, by dropping road apples.🙂 🎄Merry Christmas🎄🎁🎅🤶

[@janetbowersox83]

Thank you for sharing the Baboons and Impala!

[@karenboouk531]

Merry Christmas to everyone at herd. Thank you carers for your hard work and looking after these magical animals. Huge hugs to you and your families. Xxx 🌹🌹🌹🎄🎄🎄✨✨✨

[@지야-c7c]

Merry Christmas🎅🎄🎊🎄🪢 🐘 ❣️🤍❣️🤍

[@JA-fw6lp]

That was so cool seeing the other animals come to enjoy a drink of water. Merry Christmas to all of you!!! Thank you for sharing these beautiful animals with us and taking such good care of them. Blessing to you all!!!❤️❤️❤️

[@donnaj.1634]

Merry Christmas ❤

[@camp44mag]

Best wishes especially to the team and all the carers and their families for a good New Year! You, who so lovingly care for these animals, are the best kind of people there are.

[@susanfeneley]

@camp44mag Truer words were never spoken. Merry Christmas!🐘🎅🎁

[@davidnierzwick2775]

🎄😁🙏🙏😁🎄 May you all at HERD be safe, blessed and loved on this beautiful Christmas Day 🙏❤️

[@Malskivvy]

Wow, I wouldn't have thought the dung could be used for that many things. It's beautiful to see other animals being able to have a drink. Merry Christmas to you all ❤❤

[@cynthiamoore3250]

Merry Xmas, ellies and herd, I hope for Christmas dinner ya'll get some sweet potatoes 🥔 😋 ❤🐘🐘

[@barbarachambers7974]

All 🎅 elves helping make a wonderful Christmas for the HERD. Happy holidays to everyone. ❤ 😊 ❤ 🎄🎄🌲

[@marysmith9361]

Merry Christmas and Thank You to all the wonderful people who take care of the animals at the HERD. Happy Healthy New Year to all!

[@kerbeylane6393]

Thank you to the careers for the wonderful job they do every day and to you as well Adine. May God bless you one and all !😊❤️

[@Maria-ni4rc]

Thank you for sharing the work and tasks you complete each day. There's so much work that must be done to ensure the safety and health of the herd, and all of you do an amazing job 24/7 - 365/366. Love Majestic Fishan's casual stroll as he gives others a chance first. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone. Head rubs to the herd, especially Fishan boy...

[@davidnierzwick2775]

I love baboons, even though they scare me😂

[@janetbowersox83]

Happy Christmas to all.....Happy time to all of you who may not celebrate the Yule time or Christmas! Thank you HERD for all you do! Even cleaning up poop is extremely important! Bless you all! And Bless the ellies!

[@virginiakelley1474]

Merry Christmas to everyone at HERD! Thank you for all you do to care for these beautiful animals❤️

[@steventrompeter9883]

Thank you for all you do for the Elephants. To everyone at Herd Merry Christmas and happy holidays. 🐘😊

[@RanmaChan]

Joyeux Noël à toute l'équipe de la HERD, ainsi qu'à toute la famille de magnifiques éléphants qui y vivent!💖💖💖💖🎄🎄🎄🎄🎇🎇🎇🎇✨✨✨✨🎁🎁🎁🎁🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘

[@mamatasarkar6620]

This homestead is a paradise for the🐘🐘 elephants as well as for the other animals. Merry Christmas to the entire team of the Herd. God bless you . ❤ 🙏🙏

[@candidaprout560]

You are all amazing. Merry Christmas 🎄. Hi khanisa ❤️💕. Hi all elephants 🐘❤️ and all animals. Hi lammie ❤ and young friend ❤hi Nandi 🐕❤. Hi Adine 🌹.

[@lesleyhook3472]

This is just so adorable; everyone quietly, and perhaps a little sheepishly, taking in their ‘hoards’ under the roof to where there are more piles of dinner. It’s so heartwarming to know these beautiful ellies are looked after so very, very well. My warmest wishes to each and every member of the Jabulani staff, whichever area they work in, for a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 🎅☃️🎄🥳 I so look forward to sharing 2025 with you all and, may it bring us all the best of health, much joy and happiness and an abundance of prosperity, so that we may continue to support our beloved ellies 🙏❤️🐘❤️

[@susanfeneley]

@lesleyhook3472 Amen to that. All the best to you and your family during this festive season!🐘☃️❄️🎅🫂🤶🎁🎄

[@lesleyhook3472]

@ Thank you, Susan. I hope you have a lovely Christmas too; Santa’s on his way 🥳👏🏻☃️🎄🎅🥳

[@bettyfeliciano7322]

Wow! There’s a lot of work to be done & everyone does it with love, dedication, & compassion! Loved seeing the visiting baboons & Impala! Have a blessed Christmas, & a prosperous New Year!! ❤️🙏✝️

[@claraedouwesdekker6389]

I wish you all a most blessed Christmas, and a joy-filled New Year. Abundant blessings for all you do for these magnificent creatures, and taking us along on this most special journey. 🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻

[@rennierad]

I love it! ❤💕

[@emveecee]

Thank you for the care you provide, and for allowing us to see the wonderful herd and environment!

[@cristabeardsley6319]

Merry Christmas to all of you.! ⛄🎁🎄🎉❤️💓💕💝 Thanks for everything.

[@andreagarry2124]

Dear Carers, they can make a mess…but they are worth it! You too🎄🎄❤️🇺🇸🙋‍♀️

[@evangeline3152]

I enjoyed watching the baboons running around and the impala was just beautiful. I get a kick out of watching Tokwe because she really enjoys her food in the evening. Being a matriarch builds up an appetite!😂

[@katy9577]

Siete delle persone meravigliose!!!😍😍😍 Dio vi benedica tutti❤❤❤ Merry Christmas from Italy🇮🇹

[@AABB-bm9kk]

Happy holidays to the HERD and their human (and sheep) helpers ✌️

[@cheryldodd-marko9787]

So much work. Great job and thank you 🕊🇺🇲💕 🎅🎄

[@santwanadas1731]

What a great effort to clean the surrounding.The sky is in festive mood,the ground is in festive mood.All the environment is ready for enjoy Christmas.So,Merry Christmas to all of herd team and our beloved Ellie's.And also wish you the happy new year. The post is heart warming. All of you stay happy and healthy.❤❤❤

[@voiciray]

I love these behind-the-scenes cleaning videos. I could easily watch an hour. I've shoveled ele dung, helped clean ele stalls, and helped cut sugarcane for elephants at Elephant Nature Park in Thailand and it was so satisfying. I love watching the herd come back to a clean home and see them enjoying their delicious food. I'm sure they appreciate it a lot. Merry Christmas to everyone at HERD.

[@susanfeneley]

@voiciray Wow, what a life you've led! Good on you. Such hard, physical work the staff does 24/7. The Jabulani herd lives a better life than many people in this world. And, they deserve it all. Merry Christmas to you and your family and loved ones!🎄🐘🕊🇺🇲

[@voiciray]

@ thank you, Susan, for your kind words. Elephants are family ❤️🐘❤️ and I love Mother Earth. Every moment of that week at ENP was pure joy that I cherish every time I think about it. I eventually moved into using my software development skills as a solo volunteer to help elephants and now I do it full-time, contributing my skills as a small part of a large and amazing team to help create and maintain platforms used by conservation parks and organizations around the world to safeguard wildlife (not just eles that are so dear to me), and the amazing rangers who put their lives on the line everyday to protect them. I say this not as a boast but more as inspiration for anyone reading. There is enormous space to help, no matter what your skills or strengths are. Even participating in these comments helps HERD get ranked higher in KZbin's algorithm and thereby gain new supporters. No contribution is too small. Edward Abbey, that prickly champion of the wild, famously said "sentiment without action is the ruin of the soul." I would add to that the unspoken words that "sentiment aligned with action is the flourishing of not just the soul but all existence." May all beings flourish and be happy and may our words, actions, and choices support that, for there is space for all things in this boundless existence. A wonderful Christmas to you and your loved ones, with much love from Canada 🇨🇦.

[@susanfeneley]

@@voiciray Many thanks for a peek into your fascinating journey. I'm in northern Michigan, not far from Sault Ste Marie, Michigan and Ontario.

[@marsuini]

Clean water and constant food. How can these elephants ever adjust to the wild when they are being treated so well at HERD?

[@jeanwalker8276]

Merry Christmas to everyone wherever you are in the world .Sending many blessing and wishing you all health and happiness for 2025. Thank you HERD for everything you do for our amazing family of ellies, long may you continue. Love n hugs to all.🎅🌲⛄❤❤❤❤🤗🤗🙏🙏🙏🇬🇧

[@suzannehouse1172]

Oh you wonderful wonderful dedicated people!!! Thank you for all you do for the elephants. sending you much love and adoration for all that you do and all that you are!!!!! suzanne usa

[@debdew7125]

*God* *Bless* you each and every one for your *dedication* and *devotion* to care for these magnificent gentle giants! HERD Elephant Orphanage is their *Heaven* *on* *Earth!* Can't thank you enough for all that you do to keep the Herd *happy* and *healthy!* 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 ☃️❄️🎄🎅🎀🤶🎁💛 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 🎉🌟🔔🐘🙏 💙

[@MultiDianeD]

A very Merry Christmas to all the wonderful people and creatures❤️

[@buckkw5108]

Oh my.. Christmas for Elephants. You guys think of everything..🙋

[@CC-xn5xi]

Very informative! I did not know baboons lived near the elephants. And I did not know the troughs were cleaned.

[@laurierice7687]

I didn't know soap could be made out of elephant dung! It IS interesting.

[@camp44mag]

@laurierice7687, Same here, and I didn't know Gin could be made from elephant dung.

[@janparish7895]

​@laurierice7687 I have some of the dung soap and notepaper. Really good!! 😊👍🧡🐘🧡 Merry Christmas 🎅🎁🎄🌟🙏

[@lisabluecurls]

"Both Kumbura and Tokwe have taken their dinner to go." 😂 Charming and heartwarming. Happy holidays!

[@suzymatwetwe]

Their mothers didn't teach them not to play with their food 🤭. It was great to see the baboons come in to drink and play - cheeky blighters. Here's hoping for a peaceful and happy Christmas day to everyone at HERD. You are superheroes in my eyes 🏋️🦸.

[@valeriespicer3649]

Happy Christmas and thank you for all you do for the herd ❤

[@janparish7895]

The work goes on regardless. Thank you guys 👏👏👏👏🙏

[@lynnell5993]

Merry Christmas to all. The work you all do everyday is astounding. Bless you all and check Tokwe's pockets for her extra stash of goodies!

[@helenestrada1913]

Have a Merry Christmas!! 💗🐘

[@hensley6953]

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO EVERYONE

[@matthewmangum6320]

Those naughty monkeys are up to something, I just know it. Happy Holidays to everyone there at HERD. Love you baby K! ❤️🐘❤️

[@jkryanspark]

Though the prospects of a white Christmas are pretty much non-existent at the Homestead, the spirit of Christmas is wonderfully high. To all the good people of HERD, their family, and friends; to all the creatures, large and small; and to my fellow subscribers and nature lovers, may your stockings be stuffed with all that you wish for, and may happiness visit the world...and choose to stay. Merry Christmas. JK

[@lorim667]

Merry Christmas to all at HERD! 🎄❤

[@charlestonscnative9083]

Merry Christmas everyone at HERD and HESC and all of the precious elephants! 🐘🎄🎁😀

[@dorothywestcott2408]

Thank you for all your tireless work you do for this amazing family of elephants 🐘. Your visitors were a surprise. Merry Christmas 🎄 to all of you at HERD.❤️🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘❤️

[@luciennescarano8330]

Je souhaite à tous de bonnes fêtes de fin d'année. 🎉🎉🎅🎅🐘🐘🎄🎄✨️✨️

[@stephensfarms7165]

And Merry Christmas too.

[@voiciray]

@@luciennescarano8330 Joyeuses fêtes à vous aussi, Lucienne, et à tous ceux qui vous sont chers de ma part ici à la Colombie-Brittanique au Canada 🇨🇦 . Profitez-vous bien de cette petite bulle de sérénité pour contempler l'année qui touche très bientôt à sa fin et pour regarder avec joie et anticipation celle qui arrive.

[@sueanderson-croft6268]

Merry Xmas to Adine, Owen and all the Carers and of course Khanyisa and Co. Huge hugs to u all and to Ele's too. Love to u all 🎄🎄🎄🎄🥰🥰🥰🥰xxxx

[@davidnierzwick2775]

Absolutely love their dinners to go😍😋😋😋

[@laurierice7687]

I thought that was funny and cute too!

[@susanfeneley]

@davidnierzwick2775 Tokwe has a big job keeping an eye one her whole herd, so she needs LOTS of sustenance! I wouldn't dream of getting in her way when she's getting HER supply of goodies!🤪 Those tusks do double duty as an extra arm or two to carry food! So enjoyed the visitors at the trough. Those baby baboons are just a riot...keep the moms on their toes. I had no idea about the cleaning routine for the water troughs! All the staff work SO hard every day. Merry Christmas to Adine, all the Carers and staff and those behind the scenes. A healthy, happy and very prosperous New Year to all and your families. Blessings from northern Michigan, USA. Praying for rain.🌊🐘🙋‍♀️🫂🎄❄️🎁☃️🦋🎅🐦🤶🕊🇺🇲🐑🐶🦌🦧

[@davidnierzwick2775]

@susanfeneley Merry Christmas from southeast Michigan... Spent many a day in Onaway Michigan with family. 🎅🤶🎁🎁🎄🤩

[@susanfeneley]

@@davidnierzwick2775 Onaway is lovely! I'm actually further north over the Mackinac Bridge. I have a friend in Madison Heights. 🐘🎄🕊❄️🎁🎅🐘

[@Dnvr8083]

​@@susanfeneleyHi my dear friend!💞 Once again, Merry Christmas. Spend your holiday joyfully, the way you want. Sending you big hugs.🌟🐘🐦🦢🌶🧦🫕🍰🎅🎄🎁🫂🙋🏻‍♀️

[@joel0200]

So good to see really nice Christmas gift for the elephants and me who can watch and enjoy🎄

[@francescaa8331]

Merry Christmas to the ellies and all the carers! 🎄 Your hard work year round makes it all possible.

[@vivnoname]

Merry Christmas to everyone 🥰❤️🐘

[@susangrant7544]

Wishing everyone at Herd and the Ellie’s a safe , peaceful and happy Xmas.

[@annavolpe8510]

Merry Christmas all, God bless you ⭐

[@galepatrick1702]

Happy Christmas Season to one and all - especially to the HERD carers - everything looks wonderful-

[@vivianaiacomelli3080]

BUON NATALE 🎅🤶🎅 A TUTTI GLI ABITANTI DI HERD ANIMALI E UMANI, BUONE FESTE E BUON ANNO 2025.❤❤❤

[@tinak7815]

Merry Christmas to All at HERD 🎄🎄🐘🐘🐘🐘🎄🎄🧚🏾‍♀️🙌🏽💖🕯️💫