Different strokes for different elephants. Vaarti chose to eschew the line-up of waiting bottles and ambled over to the truck for a private feed — he appreciates a more personal touch! New girl Weka, meanwhile, followed the rules and happily took one of the bottles that was ready and waiting for her. (Watch closely and you’ll see Weka’s fellow graduate, Shujaa, nose in to see if he might snag any extras!) Every elephant is unique, with individual habits, likes, and dislikes — our job is to find

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SAVING ELEPHANTS: Kenya's orphaned elephants are getting a second chance at life, thanks to the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. More than 200 elephants have been saved -- read more about how the trust is doing it --> http://nbcnews.to/2zNYlXN | NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas

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Kenya is rewriting its rhino story — and we are proud of the role we play in it. Not so long ago, Kenya was teeming with black rhinos. However, global demand for rhino horn fuelled a catastrophic wave of poaching that very nearly destroyed the species. By the mid-1980s, populations had plummeted from 20,000 to less than 400. The once-ubiquitous symbols of Kenya’s wilderness had been nearly poached to extinction. Today, Kenya’s black rhinos are the face of a remarkable comeback story. Despite dev

This evening, Maxwell had guests for dinner! Black rhinos are solitary by nature, but he has a special friendship with these wild warthogs and often invites them into his domain. This is also a lovely display of trust on Max’s part. He is permanently blind, as a result of a congenital eye condition. Because of this, he would not survive in the wild and has a permanent home with us. He is a beloved (and very spoiled!) member of our Nursery family. To learn more about Max, visit: sheldrickwildlife