Stray hippo finds unlikely new mother

Cass · Post by **Cass** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 9:34 pm

A 120-year-old giant tortoise living in a Kenyan wildlife sanctuary has become inseparable from a baby hippo.

Owen, the one-year-old hippo calf, was rescued by game wardens last month.

He was suffering from dehydration and had been separated from his herd in a river that drains into the Indian Ocean.

"When we released Owen into the enclosure, he lumbered to the tortoise which has a dark grey colour similar to grown up hippos," Sabine Baer, rehabilitation and ecosystems manager at the park, said.

She says the hippo's chances of survival in another herd are very slim.

Story here

BabyRider · Post by **BabyRider** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 9:53 pm

Cassie, now THAT is cool. I love seeing stories where one species "adopts" another. Did you ever see the one about the crow that adopted a kitten? Yes, really....

Great pic....

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Sat Jan 08, 2005 2:45 am

SOooooooo Sweet..that pic really brightened up my morning, thanks Cassie x

pantsonfire321@aol.com · Sat Jan 08, 2005 5:06 am

If only i had the room in my back yard . sarah jane

Paula · Post by **Paula** » Sat Jan 08, 2005 6:13 am

Yes, I saw that on the news last night, the Hippo was Licking the Giant Turtle, how addorable? The photo looks like they are napping? Very Nice Thread...