Bonbon hippo eating the food at night
So impressed with BonBon hippo. I started putting food out for them for this localized drought on Saturday. They are just under one mile from where I put the food but it is in the same place as I laid it out in 2016. 3 years later darling BonBon arrived...
Baby Kai and mum Tacha
Two month old baby hippo Kai with his mum Tasha during Zimbabwe’s...
Name the new baby with your preferred birthname – Draw is done!
New baby hippo born around MAY 15 to MAY 18 th, mother is TACHA and father could be Tembia. It could quite possibly be a male as it is a large calf but we will have to be patient and wait to find out. You now have the chance to name this baby. I would suggest if you...
Herbert attacked by a crazed bull
Today we had a miracle in that I thought our head game scout (Herbert) was dead. He and Elijah went on patrol and at 7.am Elijah came home to tell me that they had been attacked by a buffalo. (Now only about 5 days ago, a man had been killed by a buffalo just about...
Elephants Sleeping April 2019
Unusual footage of a group of elephants sleeping in the shade trying to avoid the heat. Filmed and narrated by Karen...
Ant Fynn’s Donation to the Trust
Ant Fynn an internationally renowned artist from Zimbabwe, who I believe captures the spirit and likeness of an African animal in its habitat like no other Zimbabwean artist, has given me the greatest of honours in donating to me personally this amazing oil of Kuchek...
Turgwe Hippos Feb 2019
Hi everyone here is small video for you all of some of the Turgwe hippos. You will see Kuchek, Tembia and some of his family, Baba and Tsakus, Relief, baby Humpty with Grace behind her, and last of all Tacha. I hope you enjoy it. Love to you all Karen and the hippos...
SURPRISE left us.
I end this year on a very sad note, hoping that we will move forward into a happier and better new year. A very special female hippo, Surprise, was found dead on December 23rd but I have only written this blog now as I wanted to notify her supporters before...
Joe
In honor of two very special animals I write this last blog for 2018. For those following Facebook you will have read Joe’s story. Joe, a massive, elderly male baboon who allowed two humans into his private space. Joe was part of the Hippo Haven wild troop and of them...
Winny and babies Nov 2018
Winny who is a wild warthog and comes here with her two older sons William and Wombat pitched up 2 days ago with her new babies, four little ones, three male and a female they are gorgeous. She brought them to show us and then took them back to her hole in the ground....
Turgwe Hippos Oct 2018
Thought you would all like to see some of the Turgwe Hippos on video for a change. Just a short view of these amazing animals. Please don’t forget to help them with an adoption, perhaps purchasing the hippo calendar or just a straight donation for Christmas. Love to...You can Donate or Adopt a hippo
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