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Pardon of the '>" symbol, i just did a real rought copy/paste but nevertheless, great story......its beautiful
Cheers
Grum
NAIROBI (AFP) - A baby hippopotamus that survived the
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>tsunami waves on the Kenyan coast has formed a strong
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>bond with a giant male 100-year-old tortoise in an animal
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>facility in the port city of Mombassa, officials said.�
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>The hippopotamus, nicknamed Owen and weighing about
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>300 kilograms (650 pounds), was swept into
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>?the Indian Ocean , then forced back to shore
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>when tsunami waves struck the Kenyan coast on
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>December 26, before wildlife rangers rescued him.
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>
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>"It is incredible. A less than 12 month old hippo has adopted a
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>male tortoise, about a century old, and the tortoise seems to
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>be very happy with being a 'mother'," ecologist Paula Kahumbu,
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>who is in charge of Lafarge Park , told AFP.
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>
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>"After it was swept away and lost its mother, the hippo was traumatized.
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>It had to look for something to be a surrogate mother.
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>Fortunately, it landed on the tortoise and established a strong bond.
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>They swim, eat and sleep together," the ecologist added.
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>"The hippo follows the tortoise exactly the way it followed its mother.
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>If somebody approaches the tortoise, the hippo becomes aggressive,
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>as if protecting its biological mother," Kahumbu added.
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>
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>"The hippo is a young baby, he was left at a very tender age and
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>by nature, hippos are social animals that like to stay with their
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>mothers for four years," he explained.
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>
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>"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take,
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>but by the moments that take our breath away."
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>
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>This is a real story that shows that our differences don't matter
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>much when we need the comfort of another.
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>We could all learn a lesson from these two creatures of God,
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>"Look beyond the differences and find a way to walk the path together."
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>
>
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>Save the Earth... it's the only planet with chocolate.
>
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>"It is incredible. A less than 12 month old hippo has adopted a
>
>male tortoise, about a century old, and the tortoise seems to
>
>be very happy with being a 'mother'," ecologist Paula Kahumbu,
>
>who is in charge of Lafarge Park , told AFP.
>
>
>
>"After it was swept away and lost its mother, the hippo was traumatized.
>
>It had to look for something to be a surrogate mother.
>
>Fortunately, it landed on the tortoise and established a strong bond.
>
>They swim, eat and sleep together," the ecologist added.
>
>"The hippo follows the tortoise exactly the way it followed its mother.
>
>If somebody approaches the tortoise, the hippo becomes aggressive,
>
>as if protecting its biological mother," Kahumbu added.
>
>
>
>"The hippo is a young baby, he was left at a very tender age and
>
>by nature, hippos are social animals that like to stay with their
>
>mothers for four years," he explained.
>
>
>
>"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take,
>
>but by the moments that take our breath away."
>
>
>
>This is a real story that shows that our differences don't matter
>
>much when we need the comfort of another.
>
>We could all learn a lesson from these two creatures of God,
>
>"Look beyond the differences and find a way to walk the path together."
>
>
>
>
>Save the Earth... it's the only planet with chocolate.?
Cheers
Grum
NAIROBI (AFP) - A baby hippopotamus that survived the
>
>tsunami waves on the Kenyan coast has formed a strong
>
>bond with a giant male 100-year-old tortoise in an animal
>
>facility in the port city of Mombassa, officials said.�
>
>The hippopotamus, nicknamed Owen and weighing about
>
>300 kilograms (650 pounds), was swept into
>
>?the Indian Ocean , then forced back to shore
>
>when tsunami waves struck the Kenyan coast on
>
>December 26, before wildlife rangers rescued him.
>
>
>
>
>"It is incredible. A less than 12 month old hippo has adopted a
>
>male tortoise, about a century old, and the tortoise seems to
>
>be very happy with being a 'mother'," ecologist Paula Kahumbu,
>
>who is in charge of Lafarge Park , told AFP.
>
>
>
>"After it was swept away and lost its mother, the hippo was traumatized.
>
>It had to look for something to be a surrogate mother.
>
>Fortunately, it landed on the tortoise and established a strong bond.
>
>They swim, eat and sleep together," the ecologist added.
>
>"The hippo follows the tortoise exactly the way it followed its mother.
>
>If somebody approaches the tortoise, the hippo becomes aggressive,
>
>as if protecting its biological mother," Kahumbu added.
>
>
>
>"The hippo is a young baby, he was left at a very tender age and
>
>by nature, hippos are social animals that like to stay with their
>
>mothers for four years," he explained.
>
>
>
>"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take,
>
>but by the moments that take our breath away."
>
>
>
>This is a real story that shows that our differences don't matter
>
>much when we need the comfort of another.
>
>We could all learn a lesson from these two creatures of God,
>
>"Look beyond the differences and find a way to walk the path together."
>
>
>
>
>Save the Earth... it's the only planet with chocolate.
>
>
>"It is incredible. A less than 12 month old hippo has adopted a
>
>male tortoise, about a century old, and the tortoise seems to
>
>be very happy with being a 'mother'," ecologist Paula Kahumbu,
>
>who is in charge of Lafarge Park , told AFP.
>
>
>
>"After it was swept away and lost its mother, the hippo was traumatized.
>
>It had to look for something to be a surrogate mother.
>
>Fortunately, it landed on the tortoise and established a strong bond.
>
>They swim, eat and sleep together," the ecologist added.
>
>"The hippo follows the tortoise exactly the way it followed its mother.
>
>If somebody approaches the tortoise, the hippo becomes aggressive,
>
>as if protecting its biological mother," Kahumbu added.
>
>
>
>"The hippo is a young baby, he was left at a very tender age and
>
>by nature, hippos are social animals that like to stay with their
>
>mothers for four years," he explained.
>
>
>
>"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take,
>
>but by the moments that take our breath away."
>
>
>
>This is a real story that shows that our differences don't matter
>
>much when we need the comfort of another.
>
>We could all learn a lesson from these two creatures of God,
>
>"Look beyond the differences and find a way to walk the path together."
>
>
>
>
>Save the Earth... it's the only planet with chocolate.?
