Monday, March 3, 2008

Owen and Mzee

A one-year old hippo a tsunami washed him up. Finally he hit the shore and was stuck on coral reef. Tons of people tried to help him but he was scared of them and tried to escape. Than a vister named Owen Sobien tackled the hippo for just enough time to secure him with a net. Everyone now calls the hippo Owen. They put Owen in a boma at Haller Park. In that boma also lived 130-year old turtle named Mzee which means wise old man. Owen kept following Mzee and by morning they were friends. First few days the care takers thought that Owen wasn't eating his grass. They soon saw that Mzee was showing him what to do. Owen protects Mzee alot but Mzee is clearly in charge.

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