Mzee and owen how is it that they coexist together and why?

Answer 1

When Owen was first brought to Mzee's enclosure, he immediately crouched behind Mzee the way baby hippos often hide behind their mothers for protection. At first, Mzee wasn't happy about this attention and he hissed at Owen and crawled away. but Owen did not give up. Slowly Mzee began to accept his new companion.

It seems that hippos are naturally herd animals and as infants, they need the closeness and the bond with their mother to survive. Possibly because of Mzee's shape (large and round kind of like a hippo), Owen accepted Mzee as his mother. That relationship was encouraged as Mzee actually taught Own how to eat the leaves that were left for them.

Both animals love the water and they both are "nose rubbers" for comfort.

The real reasons are unclear at best, but science can't always explain what the heart already knows: Our most important friends are sometimes those we least expected.

Answer 2

What are they, a cobra and a mongoose?