Kenya's Hippo, Tortoise Mark Year Together


By RODRIQUE NGOWI Associated Press Writer
© 2005 The Associated Press

NAIROBI, Kenya - The unlikely couple of a baby hippo and a 130-year-old tortoise were still together, a year after the hippo was separated from its family by a tsunami.

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The tortoise at first resisted. But the persistent Owen kept following him around the park, into the pool and trying to sleep next to him.

Mzee relented after several days. As the bond grew, the tortoise even returned signs of affection. They are now inseparable.