Orphaned elephant Khanyisa’s first official swim in the dam

Rewind to the sunny day in July that led up to Khanyisa’s first full swim with the Jabulani herd!

We hope you will enjoy this unseen footage of the day that led up to her first swim with the herd. The morning started with the sweetest belly scratch on a large log, in the company of Stavros, one of Khanyisa’s dedicated carers, before Khanyisa joined her elephant family at sunrise.

You will get to see the herd as they arrived at the dam to swim, and a very muddy Khanyisa following after Lundi before she soon submerges herself for her first official swim in the dam with her new herd.

We decided to add the rest of their joyous swim in this clip again, as many may not have had the delight of watching it before.

Happy Friday, from all of us at HERD!