The hippo and the tortoise

Published: Nov. 10, 2023, 10 a.m.

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Following the devastating tsunami of 2004, a baby hippo named Owen was rescued from the sea off the coast of Kenya.

He was taken to Haller Park in Mombasa, home of a 130-year-old giant tortoise called Mzee.

Owen and Mzee formed an unusual friendship and their story gained worldwide fame.

Dr Paula Kahumbu tells their story to Gill Kearsley.

(Photo: Owen and Mzee. Credit: Peter Greste/AFP/Getty Images)

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