Autumn Walks with Friends – orphaned albino elephant calf Khanyisa’s morning with the Jabulani Herd.

The warm and colourful autumn leaves framed much of Khanyisa’s walk with the herd beautifully.

The day started with a short “hello” session in the stables area, and Khanyisa could not resist the urge to play with Timisa from the moment she saw her! It is great to see how Khanyisa jostles with her with such confidence.

Khanyisa spent lots of her time in the bush with Kumbura and Timisa (two orphans adopted by the herd). She seems to prefer to suckle mostly from Bubi recently, though she still looks to Lundi for a lot of comfort and protection, never leaving her side when they take walks.

It has been two months now since we started the stead integration with the Jabulani herd. Though lockdown has been tough, it has also been a blessing in disguise, having Adine here 24/7 for this vital process.

It has been wonderful getting the insider perspective through the lens of her phone, giving us the tools to be able to share the integration videos in-depth with our followers. Khanyisa decided that her iPhone was a toy and damaged one of the phone’s cameras lens’s that created the 3D perspective, so sadly, no more of those super cool angles, but still, some great shots as always, being fortunate to be so close!

Today’s video is a little longer than usual, and we hope you enjoy the special moments with Khanyisa and her new family, the Jabulani Herd!