Some good news: Owen (left) and Mzee are still together more than a year after Owen was rescued from the beach just days before the Asian Tsunami waves hit the coast of Kenya in 2004.The one-year-old male hippo had been separated from his herd, then swept downriver to the ocean. Wildlife rangers found him, and put him in an enclosure with the 100+-year-old tortoise. The pair bonded; and have lived, eaten, and slept together ever since.
"Mzee" means "old man" in the Swahili language.
Thanks to Matt for this story.
3 comments:
That is great news. I love this story! There was another case recently of inter-species adoption, a dog rescued an abandoned baby in Kenya
http://tinyurl.com/9vrss
James: That's right. I had forgotten that one. Just add that to the list of "animals save humans" stories through the ages: dolphins protecting swimmers against sharks, the cat that woke its owners to a fire in the house (just last week), the dog (really named Lassie) who helped rescue her injured owner in Queensland, Australia last Tuesday!
And last month, a cat actually dialed 911 when his owner fell out of a wheel chair
http://tinyurl.com/bz29r
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