The Mara
March 2024, Maasai Mara. A tiny bull is wandering with an adult elephant who can guard him — but cannot feed him. Milk is the whole game at that age.
$OLO
the lucky one
Say it with us
The Lucky One
Luck isn't found. It's OLO. Rangers sat with a lost calf through a night of lions. They named him Olomunyak — lucky one, in Maa. Keepers call him Ollie. The ticker is $OLO.
Pronounced OH-loh · three letters · maximum luck
This is an unofficial fan page. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or part of Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. The real Olomunyak lives his real life in their care — support him there.
The ticker
The lore
March 2024, Maasai Mara. A tiny bull is wandering with an adult elephant who can guard him — but cannot feed him. Milk is the whole game at that age.
The big bull moves on. A pride of lions takes an interest. Rangers from Mara Elephant Project and Olare Motorogi Conservancy stay with the calf until morning.
They fly him to Nairobi Nursery. The rangers ask that he be called Olomunyak: the lucky one. Two years on, he is still the charming glutton of the herd.
The personality
Skip the morning walk. Pocket the pellets. Hit the beach with a coconut. Keepers call it rascal energy. We call it $OLO culture.
As a tiny rescue he liked to suckle fingers for comfort. Infant elephants need to be touched every few seconds. He took that personally.
He play-wrestles with Taroha, browses with Mzinga, and sprints over if another orphan is upset. Lucky is a team sport.
He practiced for cake by blowing bubbles in the water. That is either science or a bit. We are going with bit.
One day he is supposed to be a big bull in the wild. Until then: milk, mud, mischief, and a ticker that fits in a roar.
Interactive luck
Tap the badge. Each tap is a little more luck. Completely unscientific. Extremely important.
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The real one
Do it on the official page, through the people who rescued him. Adoption supports milk, keepers, and the long walk back to the wild. This site is a fan poster. That page is the work.
Adopt Olomunyak at Sheldrick Wildlife TrustCDPHYVQPfN3hRWDHDu8edY34bchNVvGuxm8KGGEQpump