ERIZENO Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 NAIROBI (AFP) - 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, 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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H. Lecter Posted October 11, 2005 Author Share Posted October 11, 2005 P.S. Grand Canyon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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H. Lecter Posted October 12, 2005 Author Share Posted October 12, 2005 Liberia, voting queue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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H. Lecter Posted October 13, 2005 Author Share Posted October 13, 2005 Book Of Genesis Chapter 1 Verse 29 "God said, 'Look, to you I give all the seed-bearing plants everywhere on the surface of the earth; and all trees with seed-bearing fruit'.." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12:02p.m Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 dope flicks h lecter keepin this thread alive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAGS156 Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 Originally posted by H. Lecter@Oct 13 2005, 02:52 PM Book Of Genesis Chapter 1 Verse 29 "God said, 'Look, to you I give all the seed-bearing plants everywhere on the surface of the earth; and all trees with seed-bearing fruit'.." Quoted post constitution line 1 and we the government shall tax those seeds and plants and furit ,unless minorities use them in witch case they will be outlawed :burn: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWIMS Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 saw them this summer it was interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H. Lecter Posted October 14, 2005 Author Share Posted October 14, 2005 Thailande Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hokus Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 dude, if i owned that turtled i would ride it everywhere.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainter Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 maybe strap a jetpack to his ass 650 lbs may need 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Avancier Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 Originally posted by PROCESS@Oct 14 2005, 11:23 PM Quoted post WTF is that? It looks like an ugly little penis with eyes and teeth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneeightyone Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 a dickrat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H. Lecter Posted October 15, 2005 Author Share Posted October 15, 2005 ©BBC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuse=--action Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 Actually found it on myspace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJC Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 haha, i laughed when i saw 'dickrat' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crave Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 better hope those grid coordinates were right. . . nice flick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H. Lecter Posted October 16, 2005 Author Share Posted October 16, 2005 serious flick right there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12:02p.m Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 Originally posted by H. Lecter@Oct 15 2005, 09:15 AM ©BBC Quoted post this picture is awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guerillaeye Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 Originally posted by Avancier@Oct 15 2005, 08:42 AM WTF is that? It looks like an ugly little penis with eyes and teeth. Quoted post its a naked mole-rat... for reals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H. Lecter Posted October 16, 2005 Author Share Posted October 16, 2005 ©Me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12:02p.m Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 h.lecter where you geting those dope flicks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H. Lecter Posted October 17, 2005 Author Share Posted October 17, 2005 I almost always give my source at the bottom of the shot~ of the ones that I did'nt take, I come across them mostly in the photo sections of news websites like news.bbc.co.uk , Reuters , Telegraaf.nl, etc. etc. or I find them digging through travel websites, or even just stumbling upon them in obscure type of places..and just know they need to be shared... I've always got an eye out~Your appreciation is really much appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H. Lecter Posted October 17, 2005 Author Share Posted October 17, 2005 Some shots from today~ I don't believe I've ever seen a sunset like this before in my life~ CRAZY~ PERFECT~! like a painting and/or the old Japanese flag - Some trail madness~ - All © Me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TresOne Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 Koh Phi Phi, Thailand Sukhothai Lahu Villages, Suppong. Haad Rin Beach, Full Moon Party. Haad Rin Beach, after the 12+ hours of non-stop madness that is the full moon party Ayutthaya Ruins, Thailand. Khao Sahn Road in Bangkok... looks pretty quiet, comparatively. The dude's name is Korn and i have no idea who the broad is. Korn does the best Bamboo Tattoos in all of Nothern Thailand - unbelieably skilled artist, and it's cheap as shit. Less painful than gun tattoos, less bleeding. I can't wait to get my second tattoo this summer when i'm back in Pai. Pai, Thailand. Street Monkey Crew, Lopburi, Thailand. Monkeys fucking EVERYWHERE. As you can tell, I fucking love Thailand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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