An elephant calf named Simotua was speared in the skull by poachers and had terrible wounds on his feet, but he was rescued in June from the Rumuruti Forest in West Laikipia.
The team from David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust has already rescued over 180 elephants, but the condition of Simotua was the worst they had ever seen, The Dodo reported.
Simotua's severe injuries needed intensive care, but last week, he was strong enough to finally go out to the Nairobi Forest with the other elephant orphans!
The elephant's first walk since he was rescued was filmed and you can see him enjoying the forest with the herd and even charging the ostriches, Pea and Pod.
Simotua made such great progressin such a short period of time despite his deep snare and emaciated state. Keepers from the Nairobi National Park treated Simotua's wounds by cleaning his wounds daily, applying healing green clay, fresh greens and feeding him with nutritious milk regularly.
Other elephants Elkerama, Mwashoti and Murka have contributed to the fast healing of Simotua who comforted him in his early days at the nursery by reaching out and comforting him with their trunks.
