Saving the Turgwe Hippos.(Zimbabwe)

From: Animals | Date: March 22, 2001| Author: | Copyright information

It is early evening in the southeast Lowveld of Zimbabwe, and the path down to the Turgwe River is steep and windy. We quietly follow our guide, Karen Paolillo, and hear the hippos' clamor before rounding a small break in the brush that reveals their pool.

"Hello, Blackface. Hello, Bob," Karen calls to her old friends. She speaks to them the whole time we are there, her familiar voice assuring them that everything is all right. Karen scouts the pool for Blackface, a large cow whose temperamental disposition warrants a watchful eye.

"Ha, ha, ha!" A reverberating grunt ...

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