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Animals

Orphaned baby hippo to be hand-reared by keepers at Kenya sanctuary

BBC News World Wed, 06 Ma
Orphaned baby hippo to be hand-reared by keepers at Kenya sanctuary

The baby hippo, which has been named Bumpy, was found clinging to its lifeless mother at a lake.

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