She was the first person in the world to hand-raise a newborn elephant due to her revolutionary milk formula. Naturally, she is appalled by the relaxing of the ivory ban. For Daphne, life remains hectic, as orphaned elephants are on the increase. Today she has more orphan elephants than at any time in her history. When a baby elephant's mother is gunned down, the orphan experiences endless trauma.
Baby elephants are milk dependent for the first two years of their lives.
If their mothers are killed, they die within days. At her home in Nairobi National Park, Daphne, known as Africa's elephant mother', crouches down to the ground and blows softly into the tiny trunk of Laibon, so he will remember her forever. Laibon, which means witch doctor in Maasai, was brought to her in August. Born prematurely, his mother died shortly after childbirth. Presently, several keepers work tirelessly around the clock caring for ten baby elephants, two black rhinos due to be released into the wild, and an infant black rhino.