Sunset with the Whole Herd & Pink Ears Khanyisa 💓 Plus special Lammie & Nungu time!

Adine meets up with the herd on foot in the reserve as the elephants head home for the day. The sun starts to set and casts a beautiful light across the clouds.

Adine spends time beside matriarch Tokwe, as well as Somopane and Sebakwe. Tokwe demonstrates the convenience of that great trunk — in helping to scratch an eye or remove dirt or debris from it.

Khanyisa can be spotted doing it later at the orphanage too.

Elephants navigate their world and create their complex inner life through their sense of touch, hearing and smell, as well as eyesight — but much less so.

In the dry season in the wild, elephants travel vast distances to track down new sources of water and food, but they are far more likely to smell or hear the water than to see it.

Being cathemeral (active in the night as well as the day), their eyes adapted to see in the dark. This has enabled them to forage and travel out of the heat of the African sun. But as a result, their day-time vision is sacrificed. They can actually see better in the shade than in the full sunlight of the open savanna.

Enjoy the peace of this afternoon amble as we meet up with pink ears Khanyisa and head to the orphanage for some evening garden time, grazing. Lammie the Legend and Nungu the Nurturer have both received a fresh new shearing and sport their beautiful shiny coats.

Happy family moments as we wind down after another incredible day in the wild with the whole herd!