Elephant Orphanage at David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in Nairobi

[@raquelmiller558]

Thank god for all these amazing people and orphanage. These creatures are none the less perfect

[@sandhyakodukula8211]

God Bless the caretakers....their love and service towards the baby elephants is priceless...

[@penelopewilliams9336]

I am so thrilled that I discovered these beautiful creatures! I hope the babies live long, productive lives!

[@edelynhernandez1877]

they are so lucky to see such precious elephants ❤❤❤❤

[@nandkishorekoya161]

The caretakers r awsm .........and kids r very innocent👌👌👌........great vedeo❤❤❤❤

[@samanthav8728]

Soooooooo cute! I love them ALL! Keepers included!

[@ejr1953]

We visited in November of 2016, great organization! Sponsored an elephant and gave a sponsorship as a gift to a family member!

[@edelynhernandez1877]

Evan Rosenberg thanks

[@margiewatson6081]

Hooray - no music! Excellent camera work. Unfortunately couldn't hear much of the commentary. Really good seeing groups of school children being educated about dedication and care

[@macdale4741]

They are very friendly,and caring animals

[@HardlyAMemory]

Sooooo excited to be visiting there in just a few days! Thanks for sharing!

[@HardlyAMemory]

Also, I wish that those responsible for administrating the care of human orphans understood the importance of bonding and attachment as well as DSWT does! Ohh the foster families and adoptive parents understand, because we deal with the ramifications every day! But those who decide to move children around from foster to foster, or who warehouse children in institutions around the world, do not care!

[@grioulaloula8594]

Great footage. I almost feel like I was there!

[@KristinaTrowbridge]

I'm so happy to share.... thank you!

[@KristinaTrowbridge]

I happy that you enjoyed it, the next best thing to being there yourself! :)

[@chadanikwt2525]

Michelle Coles wraeqwcm

[@Trojan0304]

Thanks for vlog, on my bucket list. Adopted a calf

[@jessiejames7492]

so cute seeing how eager they are for their milk.

[@bartimaeusnathaniel3856]

Thanks for sharing, great video.

[@DM-wj4gg]

EXCELLENT VIDEO. GREAT JOB FILMING!🐘♥️🐘♥️🐘♥️🐘

[@lauraallen2950]

Great Footage! Loved how they went under the ropes and back again.

[@rydstromdecarolis3087]

No commentaries?? LOL! Great video, you're so lucky to be able to visit the babies.

[@conceicaofortunato373]

seres hermosos.

[@jholden4169]

would love to visit one day. But have a question? are the calves showing distress with all the people there and the noise. Not posting a negative thought just a ? Love what you do and hope in the future to contribute to the wonderful work you do for conservation and local community.

[@sklibanow]

During our visit a few showed some distress, most notably the youngest ones, but the others id not seem to be bothered by all the people surrounding their area.

[@keithwhite5657]

Say No to illegal poaching for rhinos horns and elephants ivory and animals fur and help protect and give charities the help they need to catch this cruelties that’s happening in are world please donate to your nearest charities you be making a huge difference to rhinos and the elephants that are such beautiful creatures ...

[@KristinaTrowbridge]

Yes, Please, Exactly right

[@kimw7231]

Sure that makes sense. I wasn't sure if it was a policy that the babies don't come to the private visits anymore. someone had mentioned on FB the private visits had changed from when they were there previously. That was my first time. Godoma and Ngilai were the youngest who came out during 3 pm time when I visited in May. We got to walk into the park with them while they browsed so that was really neat experience.

[@thithuyduongvo7582]

loai vat rat co tinh thuong doan ket

[@kimw7231]

Thanks for sharing, great video. Did the tiny babies come out when you were there? They didn't come out when we were there during the public or private viewing.

[@KristinaTrowbridge]

Some of them came out today for the first time; they only come out when they are ready. As you can see, the first time out can be confusing as they don't know the routine and have to be coaxed across the little stream. Also, it takes getting used to all the people and the noise they make.

[@ulutatussourire2739]

The little 🐘 had dignity, no milk, so they were leaving the area. 😂😂the caretakers had to follow them.

[@krnfalando7494]

O que se passa? Parece triste... parece venda....... Quer DEUS esteja com eles

[@hechpee]

Huge.................but they are babies 😊

[@rogernamvet]

Not being an an animal expert, who has never gone to Africa, but who appreciates Kristina's videos, I would say, respectfully, that: These are scared little babies (some are several years old, and seem big or huge to us, but are really little children), who have all lost their Mothers, Aunts, Uncles, and other relatives, in an elephant orphanage, where men keep them company, feed them, and other orphan babies make them feel part of a herd. That saying, since they are so traumatized, and scared, I think it may be traumatic for them to be with a LARGE, audience of human children and adults, all making noise at once, and speaking human languages they don't understand. I remember me, at age 6, in first grade, being led in to get the newly developed polio shot, and screaming in terror as I was led to the doctor by an adult pulling my arm. Finally, the doctor said to me, "See that girl, she didn't scream," and I quickly got the message that, although I was always an anxious male human being, I was supposed to, "ACT LIKE A MAN," and not cry like a baby. I guess that principle worked as it was intended, when a scared young, 19 year old, Roger, was drafted in to the US Army and sent to Vietnam near the end of the war in 1969. I think that little elephant, who was running away, and had to be coaxed back to the main herd with all those little human children, chattering away, probably was having the same problem of fear and anxiety that I had in first grade in Clintonville, WI, in 1956. Being respectful of Christina Trowbridge, I would not characterize their behavior as being, "NAUGHTY," but more so, I would see it as fear of a situation they are not used to on a regular basis, this just happening once a day, at noon, and given time, they may work their way through their fears and become more adjusted to this weird situation. In other words, says, "Know it all, verbose, Roger... LOL" ...... their previous life was full of adult female elephants and older aunties and uncles, all looking out for them, and wandering the grasslands, foraging for food, while they suckled milk from Mom and attempted to eat plants, as they see their adults doing all day long. So this environment, where You Tube viewers like me, and the people lucky enough to visit at noon, amuses us as humans, and seems just wonderful to us, BUT IT IS A WEIRD WORLD FOR THESE BABY ORPHANS, that is not natural for them. Now, I will return you to the, "TRUE EXPERT," Kristina Trowbridge, who has visited elephants many times, and knows much more than this, "know it all Roger," commenting on her You Tube page. :) Thanks, much, for sharing your trip with all of us, Kristina. Namaste. Roger in Maine, USA

[@pgavin66mpls]

I see pee or pod...what happened to its sibling? do you know? Thanks :) I read one didn't return one night to the stockade but heard nothing further,

[@KristinaTrowbridge]

I heard that Pod went back into the wild, this is Pea.

[@pgavin66mpls]

fascinating - do you know there genders perchance? thanks kristina for the great videos over the years

[@KristinaTrowbridge]

Thanks; they are both females.

[@rydstromdecarolis3087]

+Kristina Trowbridge, Pea was smart. He said, "Im not going anywhere...Im safe, Im fed, and Im loved".

[@rogernamvet]

I have read on, a You Tube video, that, one afternoon, a group of lions were chasing a herd of wild game, and the elephants panicked, and all the babies and keepers ran in different directions, including Pea and Pod. The keepers do not carry weapons, and the nursery is in a national park on the edge of Nairobi, and as I understand it, this was a very unusual situation. In the panic, the baby ellies and ostriches all ran off in different directions, and sadly, the lions caught one of the ostriches and killed, and ate it. I'm not sure if the other ostrich died of disease, or just disappeared one day? I really don't know. But those baby ostriches, pea and pod, sure grew up as good pals to the orphan baby ellies, and were good company, and beloved, by many!

[@hansiesma16]

I wanted to go and volunteer with Daphne Sheldrick all my life. I never did and now it's too late. I wonder how she, and David, would feel about seeing their kids paraded, poked and touched by noisy strangers. It makes me sad to see the babies exposed to such a large crowd, and being forced to stay there and withstand it.

[@badgyrl310]

It's feeding time for the elephants. They allow visitors during feeding times. I'm sure this happened even when the founder was alive because the visitors pay to see them for an hour. The money from this and sponsoring an orphan helps buy medicine, pay for rescues, etc.

[@hansiesma16]

@@badgyrl310 I can almost guarantee you that they would have been shielded from such rabble numbers and proximity. This was never supposed to be a zoo where stupid people could do as they pleased. African wild elephants can become very dangerous when they are fully grown and semi tame and it always leads to their destruction.

[@krnfalando7494]

O Brasil sente nojo disso......

[@bettievandenboogaard1902]

Waarom loopt zulk eenjongen met de fles zo kan een olifantje toch niet drinken

[@frepi]

How many of these children could afford to go to school or eat that morning because daddy is selling ivory to traders?

[@elaineeklund6290]

frepi

[@spongebobssponge3038]

...all of them because primary education is free..you can't hide your racism and bigotry through subtle comments.