Elephant orphans

Playing the tourist in Nairobi

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April 9th 2008
We enjoyed our day today in Nairobi playing the tourists! We first went out to an elephant orphanage in the Nairobi national park: Shedrick. They do very good work by rescuing animals from poachers and other tragedies, and they keep them until they are old enough to survive on their own. The elephants are released back into the wild when they are about 3 years old, and they continue to monitor/ch ... read more

Africa » Kenya » Nairobi Province

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Founding president and liberation struggle icon Jomo KENYATTA led Kenya from independence until his death in 1978, when President Daniel Toroitich arap MOI took power in a constitutional succession. The country was a de facto one-party state from 196... ... read more