“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 ...

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 ...

Tragedy struck for a South African army major who was brutally mauled to death by his pet hippo, which he had raised from a baby and treated like a member of his family. Marius Els, 40, from the Free ...

An army major from Free State province of South Africa met a horrifying end after he was mauled to death by his pet hippo who he took in as a baby and treated 'like a son'. he man's ravaged body ended ...

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 ...

Maurice Els said Humphrey the hippo was "like a son" to him. Photo: Getty Images. Humphrey the hippo had been raised 'like a son' by farmer Marius Els since he was five months old. The devoted ...

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 ...