Oh, so that’s how you spell it.
The downside of thick accents and odd spellings is … well, I often get things spelled wrong. So, I was quite pleased today while looking at the Wild Horizons elephant page to find information about both orphans I met… evidently it’s Chizi, not “Cheesy” and Tembi, instead of “Tambi”.
Chizi , the orphan from Chizaria national park, is doing very well ! Enjoying the walks and spending lots of time playing with Tembi both on rides and also at the stables in the morning. Both are almost 9 months old now but Chizi remains very small in comparison, only half the size, yet double the stubbornness and determination of Tembi. Chizi had a very bad infection on one eye and we are not sure yet if she has lost the sight but she is a survivor and will cope fine even if she has!
Tembi is a runaway train on the morning walks – all the pent up energy has her flying from Gavin to Chizi to Mum for a drink and rushing and stumbling and falling over continuously – what a brilliant sight it is to have them both on a walk plus the bonus of Izibulo . Izibulo now almost three years old, has been trained with nothing but affection and rewards. He responds to “trunk up”, “salutes”, “head shakes” and “talks” to Gavin with rumbles when asked – the perfect example of how with love and devotion one can get a perfect response out of an elephant. Tembi at only 10 months old, is already “trunk up” to Gavin for her cubes!
So. Cute. Still think I could keep an elephant in my apartment. Chizi’s just little! She’d fit! Right? Hello? Hello? Anyone?