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Animal activist forms special bond with hippo in her backyard

For thirty years, Karen Paolillo dedicated herself to protecting wild hippos from drought and poachers in Zimbabwe. But even Paolillo was surprised when a hippo wandered into her own backyard and the two formed an immediate attachment. Chip Reid has more.
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