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Farmer is gouged to death by pet hippo Humphrey who was 'like a son to him'
Daily Mail ^
| 14th November 2011
| Dan Newling
Posted on 11/14/2011 7:56:34 AM PST by george76
A South African farmer has been killed by the pet hippopotamus he raised from the age of five months, and which he once described as being 'like a son' to him.
Humphrey the Hippo gouged owner Marius Els, 41, to death by repeatedly biting him in a vicious attack on Saturday night.
The farmer's mutilated body was discovered submerged in a river running through his 400-acre farm in rural South Africa.
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Hippos are considered to one of the world's most dangerous animals. They are, by nature, very aggressive -...
They commonly attack humans with no apparent provocation, usually using their enormous canine teeth to gouge their victims.
They can weigh up to three tonnes and can travel at speeds of up to 30mph.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: africa; ar; darwin; darwinaward; hippo; hippopotamus; napl; southafrica
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To: Tax-chick
Finally!...A reason to post this!
To: Daffynition
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posted on
11/14/2011 8:56:08 AM PST
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: Calvin Locke
And malaria.
Not an animal I know - and almost all malaria deaths can be laid at the feet of “environmentalists” who are mostly watermelons - green on the outside and RED on the inside.
And Hippos, despite their aggressive nature, are herbivores - they don’t EAT people, so it wasn’t because he was hungry, and the farmer isn’t hippo poop, and he didn’t move down on the food chain.
Hippos are aggressive and territorial and mean sons of hippos - but they are not predators and they don’t eat people - they just like to kill, apparently.
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posted on
11/14/2011 8:57:35 AM PST
by
allmendream
(Tea Party did not send the GOP to D.C. to negotiate the terms of our surrender to socialism.)
To: JoeProBono
To: JoeProBono
Whoa, that looks like a really BAD plan.
45
posted on
11/14/2011 9:00:04 AM PST
by
SIDENET
("If that's your best, your best won't do." -Dee Snider)
To: JoeProBono
The jokes on the guy in the costume because unbeknown to him its hippo mating season!
46
posted on
11/14/2011 9:00:14 AM PST
by
Kartographer
(".. we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.")
To: george76
Reminds me of Timothy Treadwell.
People forget that the first word in wild animals is wild. Even deer can be dangerous. What do you think those antlers and hooves are for anyway.
47
posted on
11/14/2011 9:01:07 AM PST
by
Darren McCarty
(Anybody but Romney or Obama)
To: george76; Slings and Arrows
48
posted on
11/14/2011 9:06:17 AM PST
by
Silentgypsy
(If this creature is not stopped it could make its way to Novosibirsk!)
To: Daffynition
Oh, gross! At least photoshop a depilatory effect next time, please.
49
posted on
11/14/2011 9:08:09 AM PST
by
Silentgypsy
(If this creature is not stopped it could make its way to Novosibirsk!)
To: AngelesCrestHighway
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posted on
11/14/2011 9:08:35 AM PST
by
Tax-chick
("Without common referents, we are all merely inarticulate refugees from Babel."~Nicknamedbob)
To: elcid1970
Old fact: each year more people in Africa are killed by hippos than by lions & leopards combined. When I was in Africa, no animal frightened me more than hippos. (Most people are surprised to hear that.) They are huge and very agressive.
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posted on
11/14/2011 9:13:27 AM PST
by
matt1234
(Bring back the HUAC.)
To: JRandomFreeper
52
posted on
11/14/2011 9:14:25 AM PST
by
Silentgypsy
(If this creature is not stopped it could make its way to Novosibirsk!)
To: PapaBear3625
53
posted on
11/14/2011 9:18:36 AM PST
by
Clint N. Suhks
(You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich: Abraham Lincoln)
To: Jack Hydrazine
But pit bulls are sweet and trustworthy.
54
posted on
11/14/2011 9:39:55 AM PST
by
353FMG
To: Silentgypsy
It worked. I'll be learning to pick that song out on my banjo.
/johnny
To: Silentgypsy
To: JRandomFreeper
If you figure out how to get it out of your memory bank, let me know. S&A suggested that I reinstall my OS. Still singing it.
Have you ever heard “I Play the Banjo” by Ryan Shupe and the Rubber Band? You might enjoy it.
57
posted on
11/14/2011 9:59:23 AM PST
by
Silentgypsy
(If this creature is not stopped it could make its way to Novosibirsk!)
To: george76; Interesting Times
I wonder why they are sure his hippo killed him. Since there is a river running through his farm, it might have been a different hippo.
58
posted on
11/14/2011 10:00:57 AM PST
by
zot
To: Daffynition
59
posted on
11/14/2011 10:13:10 AM PST
by
Silentgypsy
(If this creature is not stopped it could make its way to Novosibirsk!)
To: Daffynition
For some reason, you seem intent on grossing me out today. Go ahead, have at it. I’ll PM you my Chocolate Covered Meatballs w/Chlorophyll Centers recipe. Ha!
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posted on
11/14/2011 10:16:56 AM PST
by
Silentgypsy
(If this creature is not stopped it could make its way to Novosibirsk!)
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