The Rhino Orphange intros

Now time for The Rhino Orphanage introductions... First lets talk about the people I work with who are as crazy as I am. Hillary, who's from America, never fails to put a smile on your face. She's been coming to the orphanage since it first opened in 2012 and she is now also permanent staff. Hillary is so confident with the rhinos and she knows how to show them who's boss. Next we have Simone, she's South African and she taught me a lot about how things are done here at the orphanage. She's the strictest mom with the babies unless she's dealing with one of Faith's bad moods. Gaby, who's from Mexico, is the manager/vet for the orphanage and I've learn a lot from her about the health and well being of baby rhinos. Next is Carolyn, a vet nurse from Australia who sadly had to leave last month but we still had some good times with her and she cooked us all really yummy dinners! I definitely can't forget about Camilla who was here for a while in December to help us with all the babies. 

Left to right: Simone, Gaby, Angie, Me, Hillary

Now for the babies we have here. We have the 'teenagers' crash (a crash is a group of rhinos) which consists of Nyani, Shaka and Lesedi. Nyani is the boss. She decides where everyone goes and what they do but she lets the boys think that they're in charge. She is convinced that she's a human and she still really loves her milk and will often follow you around, mouth open, begging for milk. Shaka is the only black rhino here although I'm sure he thinks he's a white rhino. He doesn't go anywhere without Nyani. Oh, and he gets a fright from just about everything! Lesedi is the big fat one of the crash. He still isn't too sure of people but he secretly wants to be loved and scratched all the time.

The teenagers

Then we have 3 babies who we call the 'tots' or 'brats' depending what mood they're in. Kumba is the oldest of the three but he cries the most out of them all. Kumba is the sweetest rhino I've ever met and it doesn't take long for him to creep his way into your heart. He's a big fat gentle giant who loves to go for a nice stroll everyday. Lunga, the younger male is sweet only when he wants to be! He's in charge and he knows it. He has a very nonchalant personality and couldn't care less if you left him alone in the middle of the bush. Faith was very scared of people when she first arrived and she still is sometimes. She takes a very long time to trust someone but once you win her over, her love is unconditional. She has lots of attitude with the boys but she hates being left behind so she's always right by their side. Well that's it for the rhinos as the last baby a Bushbaby, named Yoda. He's the funniest little animal and although he's been released he still comes by every night to say hello and of course pee on everyone! 

The tots

Yoda 

Now you know all the people and animals... Let the stories begin!