The hippo and the turtle

[kurtlippens]

Toegestuurde mail van Drika:

�� The � Hippo and the Turtle



� Much � of life can never be explained but only � witnessed."



NAIROBI (AFP) - A baby hippopotamus �that survived the tsunami waves on the Kenyan coast has formed a � strong bond with a giant male century-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 down Sabaki River into the Indian Ocean, then forced back to shore �when tsunami waves struck the Kenyan coast on December 26, 2004 �before wildlife rangers rescued �him.



"It is � incredible. A-less-than-a-year-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 and lost its mother, the hippo was traumatized. It had to � look for something to be a surrogate mother. � Fortunately, it �l anded 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 follows 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 tha t like to stay with their � mothers for four years," he explained.



[Look at �this beautiful picture!!]

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.


























 

[fred gaal]

Dus niet alleen mensen kunnen last hebben van het schildpaddenvirus.

[ralph]

ja leuk is deze, ik was hem gisteren ook op de mail aan het bekijken, via wim jacobi gekregen.
is wel iets groter dan mijn kolenbranders en pantertjes

[drika]

kurt,
bedankt voor het plaatsen,
ralph,
ik had hem ook van wim jacobi gekregen,en vond het zo,n mooi verhaal,dus wou ik hem ook aan andere laten zien
 

[Lilia9334]

Ah, dat is echt mooi. Ga er zelfs een beetje van huilen!!!!

[clautje]

oooooooh wat ziet dat er  toch schatig uit

[D-magic]

dat is echt geweldig

de mens zou nog wel s een voorbeeld kunnen nemen aan dieren

[turtle lover]

O die had ik een paar maanden geleden al gezien. Ik vond het echt zalig hoe die beesten zo'n vrienden kunnen zijn en wat zijn die gigantica's toch mooi. Ooit zal ik die soort hebben. 

[jarnohogeboom]

Ja, wat een leuk gezicht

Jarno.

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