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The whole Turgwe Trust is dancing for the Jerusalema Dance Challenge. This dance challenge has gone viral around our world so we thought that we too at the Turgwe Hippo Trust should perform our own version with the animals.Half the rangers were on days off but Peter,...

Hippo calves at Turgwe Hippo Trust Zimbabwe. New calves born in 2020 and of course a small view of Steve the house hippo with Karen Paolillo.

A remarkable video of Steve, a young wild male hippo that has started visiting the house. Also includes a family of wild warthog that are happy to be touched.

Playing hippos in the wild Kai the older is just over one year of age and the baby not yet named is just over two months. The new calf is the 61st calf born since the Turgwe Hippo Trust was came about and Karen Paolillo began her behaviour study thirty years ago this...

A VERY HAPPY HIPPO NEW YEAR to all TURGWE HIPPO TRUST SUPPORTERS. This video shows some of the Turgwe Hippos just being hippos.  We hope it will bring you happiness and make this new year a good one for you and those who you love, be it human or animal or hopefully...

Hippos and other animals feeding. A big thank to you to those of you to date who are helping to feed the hippos and other animals with your donations. This video of images not film is especially for you.   I thank you with all my heart and send love and hippo...

Hippos Kuchek, Relief and Steve coming to the feeding station in October 2019. [embedplusvideo height="415" width="720" editlink="http://bit.ly/35vt09N" standard="http://www.youtube.com/v/Q8hTQDY3LS4?fs=1"...

Hippos feeding at night eating food prepared by Karen and Silos. Filmed and narrated by Karen Paolillo. [embedplusvideo height="415" width="720" editlink="http://bit.ly/2LJRF2o" standard="http://www.youtube.com/v/NyRhT0N4Vws?fs=1"...

Two month old baby hippo Kai with his mum Tasha during Zimbabwe’s winter. [embedplusvideo height="415" width="720" editlink="http://bit.ly/30V28wQ" standard="http://www.youtube.com/v/4POQs01CGNg?fs=1"...

Unusual footage of a group of elephants sleeping in the shade trying to avoid the heat. Filmed and narrated by Karen Paolillo. [embedplusvideo height="415" width="720" editlink="http://bit.ly/2WVQmR5" standard="http://www.youtube.com/v/8btmUdTY59I?fs=1"...

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...