Khanyisa (the injured albino baby elephant) taking a nap using her trunk to cover her eyes

Khanyisa Update! Sunday 02 February

Yesterday we shared a video of Khanyisa, who had lots of unexpected energy following the stitching procedure on her right ear on Friday. We were a bit concerned that she was not drinking.

Well, soon after we posted that update, she started drinking most of her milk bottle feedings which was fantastic! Unfortunately, she also began with a bout of diarrhea around midday which lasted a few hours. Adine adjusted some of her formulae, and by last night her stools were becoming solid again, though they are still a little less solid than usual.

She did have some downtime yesterday, between her happy-bursts (:), and Adine got this sweet video clip of her covering her eyes with her trunk. It may well be a little playful behaviour, as Adine and the carers often put their hands over her eyes as she sleeps to give her further cover for her sensitive eyes. As Adine had not done so yet, she started doing it with her trunk. Just too sweet!

Overall we are happy with Khanyisa’s condition, and she has been out and about this morning again adventuring under the shade of Reply, her carers’ umbrella shade.

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