Hippos are among the most dangerous animals on Earth. They kill around 500 people every year across Africa, more than twice ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A man in South Africa who rescued a baby hippo and raised it died after the animal mauled him several years later. For more than a ...

A South African farmer was reportedly mauled to death on Sunday by his pet hippo, which he had previously referred to as "like a son to me." Marius Els, who lived in the Free State province of South ...

“Humphrey the Hippo” was “like a son” to 40-year-old Marius Els, a South African farmer. Els adopted the dangerous beast when it was found as a calf. He raised it, nurtured it, and regularly went for ...

Humphrey the hippo was raised 'like a son' by farmer Marius Els from South Africa, who had taken him in when he was just five ...

Marius Els was mauled to death by his 'pet' hippo, who he was filmed riding earlier this year [Photo: Barcroft Media via Getty Images] A man has been mauled to death by his pet hippo - who he ...

FREE STATE, SOUTH AFRICA - UNDATED: ***EXCLUSIVE***Marius Els with his pet hippo Humphrey at his farm in Free State, South Africa.In the wild west frontiersmen rode ...

Humphrey the hippo had been raised 'like a son' by farmer Marius Els since he was five months old. The devoted animal-lover, from South Africa, was so devoted to his unusual pet he even built him a ...