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The Unlikely.

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The little calf grunted in dismay,

His mommy, siblings had been washed away.

Alone, he lay there, groaning,

Till he was rescued, one morning!

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A 650 pound calf, he was named Owen, you see.

Placed in an aviary with a 130 year old tortoise, Mzee.

Mzee, at first, didn’t like to share his space,

Made snapping noises when he saw Owen’s face.

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By and by the two took baby steps,

Towards co-existence, friendship, guess what came next?

Mzee became guide and mentor to orphaned Owen,

They feature in many books, websites, happily roaming.

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Pic credit: Goodreads

This happened in Kenya, during a Tsunami Owen’s family was lost. Owen was rescued, kept with Mzee and their unlikely friendship remains for all to see 

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