Amazing, heartwarming and true animal stories - with photos For animal lovers all over the planet, here is an easy-to-read collection of real-life rescues, rehabilitations, and adoptions from a state renowned for its wildlife. Read about the bottle-nosed dolphin who paints pictures on canvas, the 205-pound baby elephant who needed a name, and the hippopotamus who was adopted by an entire town. Fun for the whole family.Jan Annino Godown is the author of several books about Florida, and lives in Tallahassee.