Orphaned giraffe calf Twiggy rescued in Tsavo East as dusk fell
The SWT/KWS Burra Anti-Poaching Team tracked a lone baby giraffe in Tsavo East National Park until it was clear she had no mother. Zebras tolerated her, but lions were not far off. KWS requested a rescue as dusk fell. The Field Works Manager leapt from a slow-moving vehicle and restrained her. Named Twiggy, she was taken to the Voi Reintegration Unit, where she drank a bottle of milk without hesitation. Keepers soothed her with brushing sessions.
Without help, the rescuers say, the calf would not have survived the night in lion country. Twiggy is now set to be raised at the Kaluku Neonate Nursery among other orphans.
Source: Twiggy (sheldrickwildlifetrust.org). Spotted via Good Good Good.
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