Tsunami Friends Owen and Mzee | Amazing Animal Adventures

Sunday, November 05, 2006

Tsunami Friends Owen and Mzee

It's amazing how animals of different species can live together happily without thinking of their differences and look out for one another. Some times even animals are better than people.

Owen & Mzee

The tsunami in South Asia reached as far as the east coast of Africa.

Newspapers picked up the story of a baby hippo who was washed out to sea with his mom and the rest of his herd. The baby hippo washed back up on shore but his mom and the others didn't.

Given the name Owen, he's now being cared for at a Mombasa, Kenya wildlife sanctuary, where he has adopted a new "mom" -- Mzee, a male, 120-year-old giant tortoise.

Read the full story HERE.

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