An African Love Story

Love, Life, and Elephants: An African Love Story | Daphne Sheldrick

Daphne Sheldrick started the David Sheldrick Foundation when David passed away. The foundation helps elephant and rhino orphans in Kenya. They will be introduced back into the wild when they are ready. Amazing place, amazing people. I read the book a couple of years ago.

Ruthiella Great picture! ❤️🐘 13mo

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Love, Life, and Elephants: An African Love Story | Daphne Sheldrick

The late Dame Daphne Sheldrick and the volunteer Keepers at The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust have been a #rayoflight to many orphaned elephants. ❤️🐘❤️

https://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org

StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego Love this organization! My bf and I foster an elephant (Enkesha, if you follow them on the Gram) and even went to Kenya to visit her. 💖🐘 5y

SconsinBookyBadger @StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego you bet I follow them on IG! I haven‘t taken steps to foster yet. I can‘t decide which because they‘re all so cute no matter their age level. I‘d definitely pick a male and female pair whenever I get to that day. ❤️🐘 (edited) 5y

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Love, Life, and Elephants: An African Love Story | Daphne Jenkins Sheldrick

My BF fostered me a baby elephant from The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, and we got to meet her while in Nairobi, Kenya. Littens please meet Enkesha! 😍🐘💕 I'm still in the middle of reading the bio of the recently departed Dame Daphne Sheldrick, who's late husband the Trust was created in honor of. (Please excuse the grammar, I'm still on holiday 😄)

VeganCleopatra ❤️❤️ 6y

AmyG Wow! That‘s lovely. 6y

Tanisha_A I just got this book! ✋ And, Enkesha is beautiful! 6y

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tammysue That‘s awesome! She‘s adorable! ❤️🐘 6y

youneverarrived 😍😍 6y

Mitch That‘s awesome 👏🏻 6y

VeganCleopatra I'd really love to hear more about your visit here! How did it work? How much time did you get etc.? 6y

StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego @VeganCleopatra So they do a public viewing once a day, and that lasts an hour. It was really busy, I'd say there was close to 500 ppl there when we went. But that was a Sunday, and getting into high season... 6y

StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego @VeganCleopatra if you're a foster parent you book and go back in the evening when they come home to go to bed. Even that was busy, there were probably 100 ppl for that. Cuz they also let prospective foster parents go to that as well. So it wasn't as intimate & private as I thought it would be, but we still got some quality time with her. That lasts an hour as well. 6y

VeganCleopatra I'm surprised it was so busy. I'm both alarmed and comforted by that. Same as I would love to visit but also feel like people shouldn't be able to visit for the elephants' safety etc. I just keep thinking about the rhino sanctuary that was attacked. 😞 What is the quality time like? Do you actually interact with the elephant? Is it in their pen that this happens? I wonder if they break up the hour if you foster more than one? 6y

VeganCleopatra Sorry for all the questions, I'm just so curious. Oh, did you meet the keepers? I love those guys. 6y

StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego @VeganCleopatra So the 'private' time you get when you foster was different than I expected. It wasn't very private or intimate. You show up at 5 (with 100 other ppl) and they bring you in to line up, so you can watch all the ellies run by as they head in for bed. Then you can follow then in and wander around as you like. The pens have their names so you can find yours. You can spend all your time with one or visit them all. 6y

StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego @VeganCleopatra the keepers are with their respective elephants, so you do meet them. We tried to ask Enkasha's some questions, but he didn't seem to speak English very well. 6y

StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego @VeganCleopatra we just hung out with Enkesha, and were able to pet her. But she's in her pen, and your just looking in. 6y

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Love, Life, and Elephants: An African Love Story | Daphne Sheldrick

Bucket List
1) Live in the mountains without a neighbor in sight.
2) Travel to Egypt and Rome for the ancient sites. (I've never been able to choose between them.)
3) Go to the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in Kenya. ❤️❤️🐘🐘

Books
1) Ghost on the Throne
2) The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
3) The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock

Thanks for the giveaway! #bucketlistgiveaway

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corycatelyn Thanks for entering! 6y

Slajaunie Rome is beautiful!!! 6y

MaleficentBookDragon Love your bucket list! Especially the first one. I may swipe some. 6y

VeganCleopatra @MaleficentBookDragon 😆 6y

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Love, Life, and Elephants: An African Love Story | Daphne Sheldrick

#Bookmail 🐘

wanderinglynn I love following the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust and seeing all the baby elephants! Such good work they do. ❤️ 6y

zezeki I've read this few years ago and absolutely loved it. 6y

Tanisha_A @wanderinglynn I didn't know about it until I came across this book. Excited to know more. 🙂 6y

Tanisha_A @zeljka Thanks for the quick review. I look forward to reading it. 😀 6y

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StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego

Love, Life, and Elephants: An African Love Story | Daphne Sheldrick

I just want to take a moment and appreciate this adorable elephant book mark my bestie @Bessiecat made for me. I love it so much.
💕🐘

Cinfhen Fabulous 🐘 7y

wanderinglynn So cute! ❤️🐘 7y

BiblioLitten Adorable!!😘 7y

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Traci1 How cute! 7y

TheBookgeekFrau 😍 7y

GripLitGrl Love it❣🐘 7y

Christine11 Love it!🐘 7y

TricksyTails 😍🐘 That‘s awesome!! 7y

Bessiecat Awwwwwwwww I‘m glad you like it!!! ❤️📚 🐘 7y

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VeganCleopatra

Love, Life, and Elephants: An African Love Story | Daphne Sheldrick

My #litsyavatar is of an adorable elephant at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in Kenya. They rescue orphaned elephants (due to poaching and drought mostly), in addition to rhinos and other species. They also do anti-poaching work, which is sadly desperately needed these days. They are my favorite charity and do wonderful work. If you are interested in donating please visit them at https://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/

Christine11 So adorable! 🐘 7y

dariazeoli I love this org! I sponsored Kiko the giraffe last year 7y

VeganCleopatra @dariazeoli awesome! I can't resist adopting those adorable baby elephants every year. 7y

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Chelleo What‘s not to love about an elephant avatar! 7y

StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego 💕💕💕 I'm going to visit my foster elephant Enkesha in July 😊🐘 Such a great cause/org. I have the tagged book and can't wait to read it. 7y

VeganCleopatra @StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego 😍 so jealous! Is that the reason for you going to Kenya? I always make sure to adopt at least two of these guys a year, the organization is incredible. The book was a bit of a disappointment for me when I read it years ago (so I can't remember specifics), but I hope you like it. 7y

StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego We were already going to Kenya and going to visit DSWT, so my BF surprised with our foster "daughter". ? That's too bad about the book, I still want to read it before we get there. 7y

VeganCleopatra @StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego Are you doing a safari type trip? Since I'll never get there, I'll love vicariously through you. Haha Please say hello to Maisha and Emoli for me, they're my current adoptions. Who am I kidding, hug them all for me! 😉 Will they even let you hug them? 🤔 For their safety I'd like to think not but at the and time I want to hug them? Haha 7y

StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego It's an overlanding trip, lots of camping and animals! It more low budget. We get to visit them during public viewing time in the afternoon. I don't imagine we're allowed to interact, but I could be wrong. BUT as foster parents we get a private visit with Enkesha in the evening. So I hope we get to hug her then!! 🤗🐘 7y

VeganCleopatra A private visit?! I hadn't read that before. Is that for just a regular foster or a specific donation price? (Some charities work that way.) Officially absolutely jealous haha 7y

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Lea

Love, Life, and Elephants: An African Love Story | Daphne Jenkins Sheldrick

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For an animal lover who has no interest in traveling to Africa, this book was a treat. Dame Daphne was/is essential to helping elephant and rhino populations. Her adventures in raising animal orphans is inspiring.

MrBook Sounds interesting! 8y

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