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(6 / 6) It's been remarkable to see how beautifully Long'uro's trunk has healed and how he has adapted to life as a special-needs elephant. Long’uro is growing and so is his ability to browse out in the wild. We are so happy to see him getting the hang of feeding himself whilst out on bush walks with the keepers and the rest of the elephant orphans. More recently he has learnt to splash water on himself and also eat seed pods off the ground. Long’uro still has a smashing sense of smell! Elephants’ olfactory receptors that detect odors are located in the upper nasal cavity. He is also not smaller than his counterparts - in fact, his growth has been the same as Sera and Lomunyak who were also rescued in April 2020. We know Long’uro has a long journey ahead of him, more challenging than most, but he has already shown us his ability to adapt to a new deformity, he has shown us his willingness to trust and learn from the other keepers and orphaned elephants . We can’t help but feel he will teach us a huge amount about elephants and their kind spirit, their intricate herd structure and ability to look after each other. We celebrate his courage and his optimistic and intrepid personality. His life represents so much, to the community, to the keepers, to conservation globally. His story is only beginning and we hope you too will join us in supporting him the rest of the way. - You can support Long’uro by adopting him and becoming a Reteti Foster Parent. To learn more, visit the link in our bio, or reteti.org/adoptions Videos: Reteti Elephant Sanctuary - #longuro #reteti #retetielephants #rescue #wildliferescue #adopt #northernkenya #samburu #elephant #rescueanimal #babyelephant #conservation #namunyakconservancy #earthday