Mwana, Murera's Miracle Baby

Umani Springs has always been a place of miracles. Now, perhaps our greatest miracle yet is unfolding in this leafy paradise. Murera - an elephant who defied the greatest odds to be here today - has become a mother. The entire story is absolutely remarkable, and something we are still coming to grips with.
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Established in 1977, the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (SWT) operates the world’s most successful orphan elephant rescue and rehabilitation program, rescuing and hand-rearing orphaned elephants and other animals that have lost their mothers, all too often as a result of human activity. But we do much more than this. Through our Aerial, Anti-Poaching and Mobile Veterinary Units, we safeguard the natural environment and provide immediate assistance to wild animals in need. We also secure irreplaceable wilderness areas so that animals will always have space to roam and work with local partners and communities to ensure people and wildlife can live alongside one another.
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[@rosemaryevans922]

The birth of Murera's baby is extra, extra special after the horrendous injuries she suffered prompting her rescue, as a tiny baby by SWT. The love, the months of around the clock care, never giving up on this precious baby girl and re establishing wonderful Elephant habitat for compromised Elephants to safely return to the wild is gob smacking. To SWT and all the Keepers who always go the extra yard for 'their babies' as they grow and choose to go back to the Wild -- CONGRATULATIONS !!!! Hearts are warming all over the world. I bet there has never been an Elephant so trusting that she happily just stood there to be milked. The men in Green Rock !!!!!💓🐘

[@Anita-ji5hr]

Wow, this is a first for me seeing an elephant "milked" like a cow. Really sweet how they trust their caeegivers. I have been following DSW for 3 or so years watched all videos I could find and I do not remember seeing a video on the rescue of this MaMa ellie.

[@lynngreene1993]

You said everything I found hard to express Rosemary ♡ thank you

[@lorry7863]

So happy she was able to feed her naturally in the end 🥲

[@cacatr4495]

The website article linked in the video description said that nursing "clicked" for Murera on the 11th day, and that Mwana seamlessly shifted from mommy's milk in a bottle to nursing from mommy herself. :)

[@judebug329]

I was one of Luggard’s adopters. While still saddened by his sudden loss, it is joyous to see the Circle of Life at work!

[@gemuccia1]

She has his spirit 😭😭😭 Luggard was a foster of mine too

[@Kim-lc3fv]

I got to meet Murera last October on a tour of the Sheldrick integration sites. The keepers had a strong suspicion that she was pregnant. God bless SWT and their wildlife charges one and all. ❤

[@tinakeith2355]

On reading Murera gave birth, I emitted a shriek followed by tears. I am so happy for Murera, the Umani Springs herd, her keepers, and SWT. Since first learning about SWT Murera became my heart ❤️ rescue girl and I adopted her. I am thrilled little Mwana is starting out life with a loving extended family and will look forward to the keepers monthly daily notes to keep up with Murera and Mwana’s progress.

[@kzbaby2002]

I am so happy for Murera and all at Umani. I know it was the keepers’ desire to have a grand baby out of Murera one day, but they feared if her hips could bear a bull’s weight. And now like a miracle Mwana is here. I’m so glad that Murera effortlessly gave birth. May they continue to do well. 🙏🏻🐘🐘💞💞💞

[@anamariakida7254]

Welcome Mwana, you have a power mother Murera. I remember when the team explain about Murera. ❤💞💓

[@Anita-ji5hr]

I encourage everyone to go to the link and read the story on this mother elephant and her baby. It is very fascinating and heartwarming!

[@ElizabethKDill]

This is truly a miracle. I read the newsletter yesterday and was brought to tears of happiness. Congratulations to Murera and her baby Mwana. 🎉❤❤❤ I love how she stays where she knows both she and Mwana are safe. AMAZING!

[@marym.1567]

This brings tears to my eyes. I am so happy for Murera, the Umani herd, the keepers all of Sheldrick Wildlife trust including Murera’s foster parents. So beautiful to see such pure love the elephants have for each other and their human family

[@Marlene-Ferreira]

How Awesome is That!!! Such a Tiny Tot... Love the Way Mom allowed the Guy's to Express Milk for Baby to Drink... 🍼🌟❤🍼🐘🍼❤🌟🍼 So Very Special.. Thank You for Sharing.. ❤🐘❤🐘❤🐘❤🐘❤

[@dopeyhappey4160]

How beautiful, well done Murera, you're a mama now. The keepers are the best in all this. 🌎🌄🌈🌼🌺🙏😍

[@cosmoplakat9549]

No doubt the grownups tell the babes, in their own way, which humans are safe and which may not be.

[@conniesteeves1637]

The absolute warmth of this tender story just melted my heart. I live in snowy eastern Canada and this just made me aware that wonderful things happen on this earth. We need positive ,loving news in our lives.

[@katiolaniduran]

Sooo precious! Welcome to the world little one! 🐘🖤🐘🖤🐘

[@alison__16]

A little miracle for the big miracle! Well done Murera ❤️. Never seen an elephant milked before.

[@jolynnhill8502]

That made me cry. Thanks to all the caregivers for helping her overcome her horrific injuries. The baby is beautiful. ❤

[@janetincyprus5432]

In a world of utter turmoil this show of love and trust for both animal and humans is the biggest ray of hope. Thanks to all at SWT for their amazing devotion and commitment. ❤❤❤

[@zsong9600]

I can count on Sheldrick to brighten my day! ❤️❤️❤️🐘🐘🐘

[@richardjohnson5529]

Fantastic what a Beautiful Calf, and a Beautiful Mother,this is why i support the Sheldrick Wildlfe Trust.

[@lizczepiel7254]

Little Mwana will be one protected baby. Welcome precious little miracle. 🐘💖💞🎂

[@parulgandhi1815]

Congratulations. As a foster mom contributing to this great project, I fell incredibly moved and proud to hear and see such miracles

[@perryandy2]

God bless the elephant in the people who help them

[@tanyae1815]

One healthy baby. Shieldrick organization saved the elephants. Thank you.

[@sonja437]

This is so wonderful thank you to all the Beings who helped make this miracle happen. 💜🐘💜🐘💜. For the Love of Elephants.

[@penadlovesoth]

Saw the news on Twitter and read the whole article on the DSWT website - I cried a little! Murera the matriarch hs her own little baby ❤ amazing to see the trust and bond Murera had with her human family but allowing them to embrace her Mwana is so touching. Lovely ❤❤❤

[@raihanabari7896]

How she has been survived all this odd with her human family on her side and gave birth to a baby, it’s a real miracle!

[@user-wr5cn6kw7j]

What a beautiful baby. Welcome to the world❤

[@nicholaskaris1165]

can't believe what I've seen

[@CharinDE]

I love that the keepers showed/taught Murera how to let the baby feed. Elephants, just like humans, are not born knowing how to do everything and after Mama's traumatic start in life, it's not surprising that she didn't know how to feed the baby. That said, she figured out, after having the keepers milk her, what was supposed to happen, so it did. Remarkable!!

[@lillyparis289]

Congratulations to Murera and her baby girl Mwana. You are an indubitable example of being resilient through the years. Thanks to SWT for helping Murera to become the best mom ever…🥰♥️🐘🍀🎉🙏🏻🍼🌟

[@marianneschmidt6472]

Congratulations Beautiful elephant your beautiful baby is so special and Thank-you kind Sir's for all you do for helping the family! ♥️🐘👍♥️🐘♥️

[@bexxisaliba]

This darling cannot be in safer hands !!!! Massive congrats to her beautiful mother and all the legends that raised her DSWT 🎉❤

[@lourdesaguirreesponda]

En este video experimenté el estar viendo un milagro!!!! Gracias, muchísimas gracias a todo este equipo de héroes por ayudar a Murera a criar a su bebé!!!!! Me hacen muy feliz, muy feliz!!!! Dios es maravilloso y cuida toda criatura!!! Es increíble tenerlos como amigos y ser testigo de sus esfuerzos y bendiciones!!!!

[@gosiag3266]

From Poland with Love❤🐘

[@c0f3324]

Murera ❤❤❤ shes like ok my human family will look after my baby, Murera has define all the odds, she is a true warrior. I wish Daphne could have seen this. ❤

[@cacatr4495]

Murera began letting Mwana nurse on the 11th day, when she understood that was the process. The video description links to the website article that tells us how it went. :)

[@ruthmohammed5244]

Everytime i read the stories of a birth brings tears in my eyes of the joy and fruit of all the patience, love and hardwork..🐘🐘

[@roxiroxi4181]

Thanks God Sheldrick exist to repair the horrendous cruelty of humans and allowed Murera to be a magnificent creature...and give life to a beatiful little baby girl❤

[@Buba417]

It’s truly a miracle! Congratulations to Murera, the keepers and all the staff at SWT. May little Mwana have a healthy, happy and long life.

[@melaniekotze9081]

Thank you for bringing good news. Keepers God bless you all 🙏🏻🐘🙏🏻🐘🙏🏻

[@Lwah0812]

Wow, being able to milk an elephant…! That shows the level of the bond and trust between Murera and the care team. I’ll have to go back and watch her story.

[@karenstafford724]

Absolutely gorgeous and so very sweet ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@queenoffingdarkness]

I wonder if Murera's hesitance to allow Mwana to suckle was a fear of falling onto her, that her leg would give way and then with the keepers milking her she realized it would be ok or if it was just a new mother how does this work oh that's how it goes thing?

[@olgatkachenko6641]

Such a miracle👼🐘❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@marialperez1773]

Sheldick's family is flourishing. Thank you, Dr. Dame Daphne Sheldrick.

[@skalrask8097]

👍 incredible

[@josiecirigliano9134]

Such a beautiful scene of love and care!♥️🥰

[@LALALALA-dv2zw]

Hello baby😍😍😍

[@judys5638]

So much happening with elephants raised by and living in Sheldrick's care. God bless you all.♥️🇨🇦

[@ykmaggie]

Thank goodness she eventually let her baby nurse. What an incredible story❤️😍

[@ruthmohammed5244]

CONGRATULATIONS..LE BEBE 🐘🐘🐘❤❤❤❤..AWESOME 👌... BEAUTY..

[@arianbandit]

Now seeing this video after 7 months (and much growing of her) I could only say: Little Mwana is bigger than life………what a great little elephant ❤

[@heatherjones6647]

Perhaps Murera didn't understand about nursing because she hasn't been part of a natural herd so she never got to be an allowmother and comfort nurse a calf and watch mothers nurse their calves. Sometimes instinct can only take you so far.

[@sandyjk]

Such a beautiful blessing. We can't wait to get learn all about little Mwana's adventures and personality. Murera has always been pure magic.

[@sgrafwandfluh1]

So sweet, her baby - and Murera is so adorable - its a miracle after all ❤❤❤❤ thanks too to Sheldrick & all keepers for their good job ❤

[@stasia448]

Incredible♥️

[@stacykuster9409]

I'm so happy for Murera. Her baby Mwana is a miracle. Thankyou for everyone who saved Murera. ❤❤❤

[@annalefsrud3132]

So Wonderful. 💜

[@tcmichigan8066]

So amazing!!! I give everything in my life for DSWT!!! They are amazing. They started out the year of my birth. I am truly grateful to see baby elephants 🐘 have a safe place to go when they have been misplaced or other means. I surely love baby elephants 🐘. I am so eager to get to get close to a baby elephant or even an elephant to give them loves as they are definitely my favorite animal ever. Thank you DSWT for EVERYTHING YOU DO!!!!! Please pass on my love to those babies and the mothers who bring their babies to show you. It's amazing. The mother is showing the baby if anything happens come here they will take care of you. DSWT 4 EVER!!!!

[@clotildetrofa8922]

Sono delle creature straordinarie!!! Gli operatori sono persone speciali …..grazie per il vostro impegno!!!🙏♥️🐘♥️💪👏👏

[@tammyferraro6478]

This is the most beautiful story ever. More details on Instagram, which is where I first heard about it!

[@tatajana77]

❤ Congratulations Murera! 🎉🐘

[@sangeetagupta119]

My goodness, you people are simply incredible. How to save animals in toughest situation is what you are doing.

[@mydays6625]

Bebe

[@bogdang.7627]

the miracle of life, the miracle of survival, such recordings always improve our mood. Murera is an example of not losing hope and not giving up, good fate blessed her despite her disability 🐘👏🙏

[@kathypointer3938]

It’s so great to see the caregivers right there to help with the feeding of the little one. Thank you

[@thomasbrigaitis]

Murera's little baby is so adorable Way to go

[@triptim2380]

❤️❤️❤️

[@prashantj7839]

For the first time I saw someone milch an elephant. Great. Thanks for the video.

[@virginielaunet7895]

❤🙏

[@yonettemoorgan391]

Such a beautiful article ❤️

[@luluasswipe5273]

Omgoodness. That was beautiful...I've loved elephants all my life........ever since I went to the Bronx Zoo when I was little........

[@cheryl62022]

I’m so happy to see that the keepers seen how the baby couldn’t reach the mom nipple to drink and came to the rescue. That was the thing I noticed about the little one. Thanks to all the keepers for working so hard for the Ellie’s 😘🥰🥰🐘🐘🐘🐘

[@cacatr4495]

It wasn't that the baby couldn't reach, but that Murera wouldn't let her baby nurse for the first 10 days, that she would walk away, but she let the keepers milk her, then they bottle-fed the baby Murera's milk, then on day 11, nursing "clicked" in Murera's understanding and she let Mwana nurse from then on >> as described in the website's article that they linked in the video description, a wonderful little article!

[@lindawilliams8715]

This is the absolute first time we have ever seen an elephant milked! We adopted an elephant female a few years ago named Kamok and we pray she is alive, happy and safe. Thank you for posting the video.☺🙏

[@thebreezelife]

Oh wow. The trust she shows by letting you milk her and everything

[@IrinaFay18]

The keepers literally milked Murera for days to feed Mwana, until Murera allowed her to feed. Incredible devotion and trust ❤

[@joanneschoenke8135]

Such a beautiful story of love of a Mom and her baby❤❤ so very happy for them

[@litaramjatan1364]

Super lief❤zijn jullie LIEFSTE MANNEN VAN DE AARDBOL❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤💘🐘🍼🐘👏😍🤗GOD BLESS💝😇🙏

[@rennierad]

She's a Beauty.❤

[@audreybunyan1493]

It’s hard to imagine, anything more beautiful ❤❤❤❤

[@louisej3664]

Years ago I watched a you tube video of one of the keepers at Umani Springs. This incredible man said that it would mean so much to him if one day, there was a baby, but he knew it would be a big ask. I am not sure if he was referring to Murera specifically but I am thrilled for him. Umani Springs is a magical place!

[@sandrasilva-sq1xh]

Linda Murera, linda Mwana

[@letymartinez2839]

Son perfectos, hermosos y tan inteligentes y muy lindos ❤

[@pacoshuman7642]

Thank you so so much....how lucky Murera is to have you all help her. How lucky. How fortunate for the world to see this wonderful miracle.

[@tcmichigan8066]

Thank you DSWT everything you do to make miracles like this happen 🙏!!!! I definitely love DSWT!!!! I would give ANYTHING to be there putting in all that work for free as I know in the end it's all worth seeing these beautiful baby elephants get a second chance to life as their mother and family taken away so early. All I can say is THANK YOU DSWT!!! YOU ARE EVERYTHING AND I DEFINITELY LOVE YOU ❤️ !!!! Please 🙏 give the babies my love

[@brigitkarlsen4294]

U make Sheldrick proud .....!!!!💕

[@zoesgma]

So beautiful. Thank you a hundred times, DSWT.

[@carolinebroski6031]

Always brings a smile watching your videos. What a cutie

[@Clodi19]

If Mwana has had much difficulties with his adorable mum Murera with health difficulty to feed the baby ! For me Mwana is the most intelligent baby girls I know she is amazing ! dancing ! jumping on every one happy in front of the camera ! wanted always ti be the first ! 😀 always the head up ! full of an incredible energy !!! I love her so nic z❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@veronica57299]

Wow so beautiful ❤ Thanks for sharing this with us ❤❤

[@bogdang.7627]

Life, family and love above all 👏🐘🤗

[@missclaire4820]

Every single vet said Murera should be euthanised but Dame Daphne refused , if she hadn’t Murera and her baby wouldn’t be alive today. Every life is precious and everyone should be given the chance of a life no matter how difficult.

[@anjakorte-mensch5540]

Thank you for your love.♥️♥️♥️

[@peterwin3013]

So cute!

[@marilyncornell2194]

I'm very happy for her !

[@user-go9jy3er9j]

Прекрасные создания Всевышнего❤❤❤защитите слонов от нас, от людей 🙏🙏🙏

[@earlaroberts5034]

Very wonderful indeed. Thank you❤😇

[@daughteroftiaran]

This is an incredible story.

[@dmb6559]

What an amazing miracle!!

[@Clodi19]

Mwana is exceptional !! a unique baby love !! full of energy ! very in advance ! now she has the adult intelligence !! she has a real confidence and know what she wants I do'n't know how she will be later but it wil gonna be funny !!!!💓🐘💓🥰🤗🇫🇷