On the dry plains of Kenya’s national parks, orphaned elephants are being nurtured and introduced back to the wild by a dedicated team of keepers. Becoming surrogate mothers, the keepers look after every aspect of the vulnerable elephants’ care, bottle feeding them for the first two years of their lives and walking with them in their own orphan herd as they learn the skills needed for life in the bush. In the wilds of northern Tsavo, in Ithumba, six little elephants arrive with Michaela Strachan at their release site after a long and dramatic journey from the nursery at Nairobi. Their mini-matriarch, Wendi, is out of her depth in their strange new environment and the six little orphans desperately need the guidance of older elephants if they are going to survive here. Back at the nursery, the four baby elephants left behind are struggling with the grief on losing their leader Wendi. Fortunately the dedicated team of keepers are on hand to give them the love and reassurance to help them move on. In southern Tsavo, Jonathan Scott follows the action as four much bigger and older female orphans are separated from Emily’s large orphan herd in preparation for a move to join the six young orphans at Ithumba in the north. They are being moved to help the little ones settle in and establish a brand new orphan herd. The hope is that one of these four older females will also rise to become the matriarch of the new herd. Jonathan follows the entire move, and is on hand when events take a turn for the worse. Finally, the larger females with Jonathan meet the six little orphans with Michaela at the new release site. How they react to one another will determine the future success of the new herd.