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Post  littlewid Sat Apr 05, 2014 4:55 pm

Brave doesn't really cut what this mum did for her baby. Fighting off a male and female Hippo who attacked her and her baby. It could all have been so different but luckily this little hippo calf had on very incredible mum, she truly is a huge  Like a Star @ heaven 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2597059/Hungry-hippos-try-swiping-calf-mother-taught-fierce-lesson-singlehandedly-fights-Botswana-watering-hole.html

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Post  Doogs Mon Apr 07, 2014 1:10 pm

She certainly was LW, it's amazing what animals (and humans) will do to protect their little ones. Some amazing pictures, thank goodness the young cow was okay but I bet it was very shaken and scared by the ordeal.
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