With the drought now breaking, the EB's welcomed a new-born baby only five days ago. It's Eudora's new-born, her sixth calf since her first, Elspeth, in 1988. Her calves would have today totalled six, but she lost two of them the same year they were born. Her second calf, born in 1993, died the same year. Third is Eldon, a male born in 1996 and already gone independent, which is pretty early at twelve years old. Her fourth calf, born in 2000, also died the same year. Fifth is Essien, born in 2002, and the last is the latest arrival in the family, a female.

Now the EB family totals 36 members, still under the leadership of the wise old matriarch, Echo. The new-born was finding it difficult to walk over the wet slippery ground as they were crossing the Ol-Tukai Orok pan heading to the swamp.