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FIORI

The name 'Fiori’ is Italian and means flowers.

This is especially fitting because Fiori was born with the onset of the first rains of 2022, marking the end of a very long drought. Within a couple of days, Fiori was plunging into pools of water. A few weeks later, she was walking through fields of flowers and tall grass.

Her mother is the young female Carissa who was 12 years old when she gave birth to Fiori. Carissa is the daughter of The Duchess and this is her very first calf! The first week of the calf has been very adventurous and its strength was put to the test: On the first day of life she had to walk over 40km to keep up with the herd.

Fiori is the first new born that lives since 2014. The Ugab herds have since experienced immense trauma. Several elephants were shot, the herds wer chased and the drought meant that pregnant females didn’t receive the required nutrients. Several calf were born and died shortly after birth.

Fiori is a strong, happy calf that is being cared for by all herd members. We are immensely thrilled that she is doing so well!