Melania Trump feeds baby elephants and goes on safari in Kenya

Melania Trump feeds baby elephants and goes on safari in Kenya

Melania Trump helped feed baby elephants as she visited a national park in Kenya to highlight conservation efforts.

The US first lady laughed after one of the baby elephants made a sudden move and she momentarily lost her footing.

US first lady Melania Trump feeds a baby elephant milk with a bottle at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust elephant orphanage in Nairobi
Mrs Trump feeds a baby elephant (Ben Curtis/AP/Pool)

Kenya is the third stop on her Africa tour, which began on Tuesday in Ghana and continued in Malawi on Thursday.

Melania Trump pets a baby elephant in Kenya
Mrs Trump pets a baby elephant (Ben Curtis/AP/Pool)

Mrs Trump also took a brief safari as she learns more about steps the East African nation is taking to conserve wildlife.

Melania Trump looks out over Nairobi National Park
Melania Trump looks out over Nairobi National Park (Carolyn Kaster/AP)

The national park is where 105 tons of ivory have been burned to discourage the trade.

Melania Trump observes zebras during a safari in Kenya
The first lady observed zebras during a safari (Carolyn Kaster/AP)

She later visited an orphanage before meeting over tea with Kenyan first lady Margaret Kenyatta and taking in a children’s dance performance at the National Theatre in Nairobi.

Melania Trump and Margaret Kenyatta, wife of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, at the Nairobi National Theatre
Mrs Trump and Margaret Kenyatta, wife of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, at the Nairobi National Theatre (Carolyn Kaster/AP)

Her visit has included promoting the work of the US Agency for International Development, whose funding President Donald Trump has twice proposed slashing by nearly a third.

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