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During the 1943 siege of Leningrad, Belle the hippo survived thanks to her caretaker, Yevdokia Dashina. When the city’s water supply was cut in 1941, leaving Belle’s pool dry, Dashina carried a 40-liter barrel of water daily from the Neva River to bathe her and prevent skin cracking image
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During the 1943 siege of Leningrad, Belle the hippo survived thanks to her caretaker, Yevdokia Dashina. When the city’s water supply was cut in 1941, leaving Belle’s pool dry, Dashina carried a 40-liter barrel of water daily from the Neva River to bathe her and prevent skin cracking image
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