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Orphaned Animals...

In October 2000 three tiny warthogs ran up to the Centre as it was being constructed. Their mother was nowhere to be seen, though vultures circled in the distance. After two hours and in the heat of the day Steve decided he should try and catch them. He succeeded in trying to catch two and took them into the house. They were named Pinky and Perky and became the first of many orphaned animals to be raised by Steve and Anna.

Pinky and Perky went on to raise several families of their own and are still living a totally wild life close to Chipembele.

Other orphaned animals that have been successfully reared and rehabilitated at Chipembele include: vervet monkeys, a yellow baboon, bushbucks, a Sharpe’s grysbok, a hyena, scrub hares, squirrels and an Egyptian goose.

 

A sick young elephant was also brought to Chipembele after he had been found near a village and was unable to stand. The cause of his sickness was never discovered but it is suspected that it was shock after his mother was killed by poachers. He made a full recovery.

Please note: It is the intention of Steve and Anna to rear and rehabilitate to the wild all orphaned or sick animals that are brought to them for their care. None are reared or retained as pets. Permission is sought from ZAWA (the Zambian Wildlife Authority) who are kept regularly updated. They also seek expert advice whenever required.

Finally, there is one more animal that must get a mention… Bulu, the Jack Russell-cross dog. He is famed throughout the Luangwa Valley for his narrow scrapes with death - he survived a vicious lion attack then stayed for 5 days in the bush on his own with horrific neck injuries, he has had countless bouts of sleeping sickness (normally a killer disease in domestic animals) and was nearly blinded by a spitting cobra but regained his sight after a careful operation. He has also been the very patient and loving adoptive mother and guardian to all the animals who have been reared at Chipembele. No wonder he is known everywhere as Bulu the Wonder Dog!

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