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Friendship with the hippo
Posted by: | CommentsThe hippo is most dangerous animal in the whole of Africa. But they’re not all bad – as these incredible pictures show. A South African farmer has developed a friendship with one that is so trustworthy, the hippo helps him cross lakes on his 400-acre farmstead.Marius Els breeds 20 different species of wildlife on land near Petrus Steynlakes, including giraffe, buffalo, rhinos and antelope. But he has a real soft spot for Humphrey, whom he bought aged just five months and allows to roam free. He even built a dam to create a 200m wide and 18m deep lake that is perfect for wallowing in.
A fat monkey in flip-flops
Posted by: | CommentsPart of his ‘Obeastitas’ series, the piece titled Fat Monkey or Macaco Gordo, was designed by Florentijn Hofman. It is on show at Pixel-Show 2010, an international art and design conference held in Brazil. With an inflatable base, covered in 10,000 flip-flops — which serve as pixels — the 45-foot-long monkey sprawls across a park in the center of the city.
