Hippo & tortoise - a 'hare' raisin story!


	Hippo & tortoise - a 'hare' raisin story!

hitchhiker08

3-26-2008 5:33 AM

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animal kingdom, mombasa, africa, tortoise, hippopotamus, kenya, sabaki river

hitchhiker08 says:

So much to learn ...yet we claim to be the superior species?!

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3-26-2008 7:58 AM

Aribeth

Great clip!

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