Elephant Who Never Forgot Her Human Helpers Amazes Them

Staff at an animal sanctuary in Kenya were surprised by a newly born elephant calf whose mother brought her there just after she gave birth. Galana the elephant was raised at a sanctuary managed by the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust for seven years. Galana had been discovered weak and fragile all alone in the Kenyan Bush. In 2011 the Trust came to the conclusion that Galana was ready to be released back into the wild where she could lead a normal life like the rest of her species.

Stayed close

Despite being released into the wild Galana never strayed too far away from the humans that helped with her recovery. In fact, she never forgot their impact on her life and made visits back to the sanctuary periodically.  At the start of the month she amazed staff at the sanctuary by showing off her new born calf that was born in the wild not far from the sanctuary.

According to the Trust’s Facebook page: “She was escorted by five wild bulls and our dependent orphans Laragai and Narok were able to be the first nannies to the tiny baby once they left the confines of the night stockades.”

Sharing the good news

The trust added that the elephants were celebrating the new life by charging around and trumpeting. Sanctuary workers named the new born Gawa which means Share in Swahilli. Gawa is an appropriate name for an animal whose mother felt the need to share her birth with the humans who helped to save her life.