A Hippo Love Story
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adopt a hippo
African wild dogs
African wildlife conservation
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animal charity
animal poaching
animal rescue
animal rescue volunteers
animal translocation
animal traps
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Hippos
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Jean-Roger Paolillo
Karen Paolillo
land invasions in Zimbabwe
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The Friends fo the Hippos
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Zimbabwe
Product details
- ISBN 9781779890016
- Dimensions: 153 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 01 Jan 2024
- Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
- Publication City/Country: ZA
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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In this sequel to the popular A Hippo Love Story, author Karen Paolillo takes us deeper into her courageous but perilous life among Africa’s wildlife.
Hippos, a Mongoose and Me is a collection of vivid stories reflecting the decades that Karen has lived and worked in the wilds of southeast Zimbabwe. The tales encompass a wide variety of animals and experiences, including Karen’s extraordinary affinity with hippos, life with her beloved mongoose, characterful baboons and rescued birds, close encounters with lions and an injured buffalo, and her heart-stopping flight from an enraged elephant. To add to the drama, Karen and her husband Jean-Roger must face off against the drumbeat of political subterfuge and poaching of wildlife, sometimes at great personal risk.
Inspiring, surprising and sometimes sad, this heartfelt anthology is testament to the courage and resilience of its intrepid author.
Karen Paolillo was born in the UK where she grew up surrounded by an assortment of domestic and exotic animals. Since she has founded the Turgwe Hippo Trust she has become known as the ‘hippo expert’, being called on by BBC Wildlife Magazine whenever they need a hippo question answered. She has also been featured in a National Geographic TV serial and on several TV shows including 50/50 in South Africa.
