Up Close and Personal: Part 2

Again up close and personal



Baby Elephants Playing

 I know I've got three months here in Africa, but it's going to be pretty hard to top my first few days here!  Today included a trip to the Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage.  I encourage you to check out the website, but basically this place finds baby elephants in the wild whose mothers have been lost or killed and raises them to eventually be released back into the wild.  You may have also heard of it if you've seen the movie Born to Be Wild, as part of it was filmed at the orphanage.  It is such an inspiring place, and I am lucky to have gotten the opportunity to visit!  Not to mention how adorable the baby elephants are!




I also had the opportunity to visit Nairobi National Park today, which included many close views of many animals (but none quite as cool as the elephants!).  Nairobi National Park also has an animal orphanage where they rescue animals from the wild for many reasons.  But since the animals are kept in separate habitats, it was similar to a zoo.  However, I did get to say hi to a baby monkey!  In addition to being able to take driving safaris into the park, Nairobi National Park also has a walking safari trail which was quite cool.  Fortunately there are electric fences to keep us safe from the lions, cheetahs, leopards, rhinos, etc that we saw!


Me chatting with a baby monkey



Part of the Safari walking trail