Very sad news as our little Iphi did not make it. We had a terrible cold wave with heavy rains.Our baby rhino did not survive it. The autopsie revealed it was pneumonia. We can fight human cruelty to protect our wildlife but not the laws of nature. We are all so heartbroken 🥲💔
From my garden.. Nana leading the whole herd for a surprise visit at the house.
What a moment to capture on video and a pleasure to share with you all ❤️🐘🐘🙉
Happy Sunday from Thula Thula in Zululand 🥰
Look who came to visit now at the Main House 🐘🐘🐘
With leading the herd brother Mabula and his sister Marula, now the new Matriarch and following the legacy of their mother Frankie.❤️
Our legendary Nana, our former Matriarch, a model of leadership and wisdom ❤️🐘Next year we shall be celebrating her 60th birthday.
Photo by our guest from Switzerland Henny.
IT’S A GIRL !!! 🦏❤️👏
First video of our new baby rhino ❤️
Baby Iphi (from the song “Iphi Ntombi”)
Zulu word meaning “Where is “…
Video by Siya our head ranger.
Good morning from a traffic jam/ roadblock at Thula Thula.
With our favorite Thabo and Ntombi, as always monitored 24/7 by our anti poaching team for their protection.
My morning visitors and expert lawn mowers visiting me at my house this morning ❤️🦏 and as always under the vigilant 24/7 surveillance monitoring for their protection.
Our “miracle baby” Iphi with mum Ntombi, a true success story for rhino conservation thanks to groundbreaking fertility treatment.
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Sad memory of the last time we ever saw Frankie, our Matriarch, alive 💔🥲
That was two years ago, today.
Greatly missed by the whole herd as an true leader and a powerful Matriarch.
Missed by us too the humans of Thula Thula… 💔
Good bye Frankie and RIP in your elephant heaven 💔🐘😢
You chose to leave your elephant and human family to die alone 💔
We thought we could save you...but you knew better, as always...
You were a true leader and we are all lost wihout you now ❤️😢💔
GREAT NEWS !! New baby rhino at Thula Thula 🦏❤️Just born so not sure if male or female yet but we keep you updated with better photos soon
Mum is Ntombi our female orphan rhino now 14 years old and the most beautiful success story ❤️
Surprise visit of the family this afternoon at the house, with a special greeting from our big bull Mandla ❤️🐘
Happy herd.
Read the book “The elephants of Thula Thula”. Release in the US and Canada in April 2023.
Happy Sunday from our legendary Nana, an exemple of Wisdom and Leadership, All about caring, sharing and giving, for the wellbeing of all.
So much to learn from them 🐘❤️
Photo by Sheldon, leader of our Thula Thula Volunteer Academy.
The Thula Thula Elephant parade 🐘🐘🐘❤️ with our head ranger Siya.
Yes all our elephants have got names.
They are an entire part of our family.
Only
@THULATHULA1
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Good morning from South Africa, from the land of happy elephants 🐘❤️
Thula Thula - Exclusive Private Game Reserve
Photo by our guest Henny from Switzerland 👏
Brothers love 🐘❤️ with Mabula and Brendan, both sons of our late Matriarch Frankie.
Both full of mischief, just like their mother was.
Happy Sunday to all from the Thula Thula Wild Team from sunny South Africa 🌴☀️
Meet our new addition to our anti poaching unit, Stuka 🐕, a Belgian Malinois, joining our other working doggy Ashley, our German Shepherd.
Those two mean business when on patrol with the team 😊
Merry Christmas to our anti poaching Team with Ashley our special working dog.
A different kind of festive season for some of us. 🎄🐕🦏.
Thank you to them for protecting our wildlife. ❤️
Busy busy garden this morning with my wild creatures and the sound of the birds. Thula Thula means “peace and tranquility”. Little paradisiac oasis in this turbulent planet.
From my garden this morning 🐘🐘🐘
As if they knew it was going to be a VERY HOT day with temperatures of 40 degrees C, going up north to their large swimming pool at Mkhulu dam 😊
Our miracle baby RHINOPHANT.
Father is THABO, which puzzles scientists and fertility experts as Thabo was declared sterile.
Mother is NANA, our legendary elephant matriarch, who at 60 years old gave birth to this bundle of joy,THABONANA
Another mystery of the wonders of nature.
From my garden, more visitors this afternoon !
The handsome Mandla, son of our legendary Nana 🐘❤️ he was a tiny 2 years old when he arrived at Thula Thula 25 years ago.
Happy Valentine to all creatures on our planet today with this photo of the first first kiss of our little survivors Thabo and Ntombi, when they were a few months old in 2009. They are now 15 years old ❤️🦏🦏❤️
11 years since you have gone and your dreams of creating a greater game reserve are becoming a reality.
Thula Thula is growing and expanding as you always wanted it for your beloved herd of elephants.
Always in our thoughts♥️
Francoise and the whole Thula Thula wild team 🐘
A fun morning safari
Nana decided to "steal" the box that contains the morning coffee, from the back of the game vehicle.
Many trunks tried to investigate the content
Andrew our game ranger was able to retrieve the box, with great acrobatic talent.
From my garden😊
Yesterday we were blessed with the visit of the whole herd of elephants at the house and this morning with these superb Nyalas.
Summer has arrived at last in our little piece of paradise of Zululand.
Wishing you all a beautiful day.
Happy babies at our Thula Thula Zululand Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre ❤️🐒
Lucky has now joined the troup of babies and all get along perfectly.
Tomorrow more rescued wildlife coming, baby genet 👍 Happy days ☀️
35 years ago today I left my home in Paris and landed in this beautiful city of Durban on the Indian Ocean.
Never expected to end up in the Zululand bush 10 years later with a herd of elephants and that would be where i would spend the rest of my life.
A life with purpose ❤️
Look who is coming to greet the guests at the Elephant Safari Lodge now 🐘❤️
So much rain and river and dams so full.
Nature and wildlife happy.
Photo by our game ranger Victor Ngwenya
Meet Lucky 🐒
Our newest member of the Thula Thula Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre
One week old and was abandoned by his mother in St Lucia, and he is now in the care of the rehab until he is big and strong enough for a soft release into his beautiful new home at Thula Thula♥️
EDUCATION IS KEY TO CONSERVATION
We need to educate people on the value of Nature,and why one has to conserve it. Because it is our heritage,and without our heritage,what can we be proud of if there are no more trees or grass.
Video and text by our game ranger Victor Ngwenya
Love it when our happy elephant family comes and visit during the weekend 🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘
Just to say hello and telling us that all is well in paradise ❤️
Wishing you all a wonderful day !
The Thula Thula Team
Francoise Malby Anthony
Now this is what you call best wildlife viewing from the comfort of your room 🐘🥂
View from our Suite Royale, with our big Mandla coming to check the new pool recently added to the honeymoon Suite and the Suite Imperiale.
My favorite gardener/lawnmower are back in my garden for a much needed job. Hot summer days and grass growing fast. Beautiful sunny day in Zululand and I always love the visits of these two lovebirds Thabo and Ntombi 🦏❤️🦏
And it seems our elephant family is celebrating the birth of our new baby rhino too coming to the main house to congratulate our new “Rhino Gran” Francoise 😁🦏🦏❤️❤️
Making Conservation Work!
Busy garden this morning as always with the visit of Thabo and Ntombi and more Nyalas taking up residence at my house.
Yesterday the elephants and today these special visitors. 🦏🐘
Beautiful Zululand ❤️