South African farmer Marius Els raised Humphrey the hippo 'like a son,' having taken him in when he was just 5 months old - but the hippo eventually turned on his owner. Marius, a dedicated animal ...

What do Travis Kelce, Pesto the Penguin, and Demi Moore's dog all have in common? They are easy Halloween costumes for pets. Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...

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 ...

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 ...

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” 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 ...

What do Travis Kelce, Pesto the Penguin, and Demi Moore's dog all have in common? They are easy Halloween costumes for pets. Halloween is nearing, and it's time to start cementing costume ideas for ...

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 ...

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 ...