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Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 9:36 AM
Subject: Re: Tortoise and Hippo
Dear Peter,
Thank you for the story about tortoise and
hippo. Its amazing story. One thing which I think loudly is if two different
specises of animal can life in harmony, why many of us the human with all of
odern knowledge still fight each other for power, the whealth of the
world, economy etc.
Best wishes from all of us here for you and
Susan.
Sis
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 5:08
AM
Subject: Fw: Tortoise and Hippo
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2006 9:05 PM
Subject: Tortoise and Hippo
This is quite a story!
"Much of life can never
be explained but only witnessed."
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 landed 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 that like to stay with their mothers for four years," he
explained.
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
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