Owen and Mzee are a hippopotamus and an Aldabra giant tortoise, respectively, that became the subject of media attention after forming an unusual bond of friendship. They live in Haller Park, Bamburi, Kenya.
As of March 2007, Mzee has been removed from the enclosure. A female hippopotamus named Cleo has been added to provide companionship for Owen.
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“A few, a few, too few for drums and yells,
May creep back, silent, to village wells
Up half-known roads.”
—Wilfred Owen (1893–1918)