Orphaned Rhino Pushmi was born near a main tourist circuit in Tsavo East National Park way back on 9th October, 1973 and abandoned immediately after birth when his Rhino Mother was disturbed by a passing Tourist Van. Instantly she fled, leaving a wet bundle still enveloped in foetal tissue lying on the ground. Unsure that the mother would return to reclaim her calf, and fearful that hyaenas and vultures would seal his demise, the Tourists insisted that he be retrieved and delivered to Tsavo East Headquarters where Warden David Sheldrick and his wife, Daphne, were already known for rearing orphaned wildlife, including rhinos.