Considering the circumstances that comes across as somewhat hippocritical.
Man torn to pieces by pet hippo he called his "son"
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This story is about 10 years old. Wonder why Fox posted it yesterday like it's new.
Identical story about the very same dead man from 2011: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/nov/14/pet-hippo-humphrey-kills-owner
Identical story about the very same dead man from 2011: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/nov/14/pet-hippo-humphrey-kills-owner
But Els's wife, Louise, a pharmacist, expressed misgivings, and the hippo had caused trouble before. South African media reported earlier this year that a 52-year-old man and his seven-year-old grandson spent two hours in a tree after being chased by Humphrey while canoeing on the river that passes through the farm. Els finally tempted the hippo away with an apple while the pair were rescued by paramedics.
Humphrey was also blamed for killing calves belonging to Els's business partner. The animal also frequently broke out of its enclosure and chased golfers at a local golf club.
Els, who also kept giraffe and rhino, claimed the sound of his voice would lure Humphrey back home. He regarded the hippo as "loveable" and a "gentle giant".
Armed with giant canine teeth, hippos are said to kill more people each year than lions, elephants, leopards, buffalo and rhinos combined. They can move at speeds of up to 30mph despite weighing up to three tonnes.
You have to admit that the signs were there all along.......
Humphrey was also blamed for killing calves belonging to Els's business partner. The animal also frequently broke out of its enclosure and chased golfers at a local golf club.
Els, who also kept giraffe and rhino, claimed the sound of his voice would lure Humphrey back home. He regarded the hippo as "loveable" and a "gentle giant".
Armed with giant canine teeth, hippos are said to kill more people each year than lions, elephants, leopards, buffalo and rhinos combined. They can move at speeds of up to 30mph despite weighing up to three tonnes.
You have to admit that the signs were there all along.......
I have a little Swarovski crystal hippo that someone bought me for Christmas a few years ago.
I'd love to gift you this:I have a little Swarovski crystal hippo that someone bought me for Christmas a few years ago.
While in Europe they have cows, in Africa they have hippos. Instead of horses they have unrideable zebras, instead of docile sheep they have animals that jump over fences and run away. This set the two continents on very different paths that led to their differences today. Read Guns, Germs and Steel for more.
