A 40-year-old farmer in South Africa was killed by his beloved pet hippo, Humphrey, when the animal dragged the farmer into a river and mauled him to death.
Marius Els, an Army major, had raised the 2,600 pound animal and considered Humphrey a part of his family, according to the U.K.’s Guardian.
Others had warned Els that hippos were dangerous and warned him against keeping Humphrey, but he ignored their warnings and was known ride around on the 5-year-old hippopotamus’s back, according to the Guardian.
“Humphrey’s like a son to me, he’s just like a human,” The Guardian reported Els saying earlier this year. “There’s a relationship between me and Humphrey, and that’s what some people don’t understand.”
Els had tried to domesticate the hippo he bought when it was 5 months old from people who had rescued it from the very river where Els ultimately met his end.
“They think you can only have a relationship with dogs, cats and domestic animals,” Els said at the time. “But I have a relationship with the most dangerous animal in Africa.”
Hippos are one of the most dangerous and aggressive mammals, according to the San Diego Zoo.
Would you try to make a pet out of an animal like this? Do you think that it is a wise decision for people to make?
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no i wouldnt have an animal like that. they may have animals like that in Africa but here theres no way a person would keep a animal like that.
ReplyDeletethe hippo did not know what he was doing. but i dont think it is a good idea to keep them as pets
ReplyDeletei dont think its a good idea to keep hippo's as pets,
ReplyDeleteHell Naw , He Crazy As F*** . What Grown man Wants A Hippo . Yhu Kno His Sex Life Aint Right .
ReplyDeleteMe personally I would say no. Thats like having a bear. Its not really smart. They arent meant to be pets. There is a reason they dont get sold in a pet store. Do I think its wise, no. but if they like it, then more power to them.
ReplyDeleteNo, because its not a animal that is meant to be domesticated. People try to prove people wrong by domesticating these animals all the time and unfortunately it ends in situations like this.
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