An unusual friendship between a man and a hippo!
Hippos are considered to be one of the most dangerous animals
in Africa. But as evidenced by these incredible pictures,
not all of them are awful. One farmer from South Africa became
friends with one of them, having won such trust on the part of
the animal that he helps a man to swim across the lake found on
farmland area of slightly more than 160 hectares.
Marius Els on his farm, near Petrus Steynleyks raises
twenty different wild animals, including giraffe, buffalo,
rhinos and antelope. But the particular weakness of forty
Marius feels for Humphrey, which he bought when the baby was
only five months. Good boss even allowed to run freely behemoth
on the farm. But this is not the limit of what can make a loving
owner for your pet: Marius built a dam to form a
lake of 200 m and 18 m depth, where Humphrey can safely dive.
Giant pet for six years, and according to Marius, he easily could have
a meal in half the average adult. "Of course, it sometimes bothers
role ferry across the lake. When he decides that he had had enough,
he just dumps me in the back like a horse, right in the middle
of the lake, "- said Marius. Therefore, a man in such cases,
we have struggled to cling to the hippopotamus, dived into the water,
like a small gray submarine, because God forbid, as you can and drown.
Powerful hippopotamus weighing 1200 kg - a strong swimmer,
the water barely knee Marius, until they move toward the far side
of the lake, which is usually satisfied with the deserved rest.
"Humphrey me, almost like a son. He did, like a man - said Marius. -
Some people do not understand my relationship with Humphrey. "
View from the river: Marius Els riding on his
pet hippo Humphrey on the farm,
located in the Free State, South Africa
Holding the balance: Marius able to hold back behemoth with no hands.
Submissive animals are transported across the river
on a host farm in the Free State, South Africa.
"Everyone thinks that a person can love only dogs,
cats or other pets. But I have tamed the most
dangerous animal in Africa. "
Before you make another trip on horseback, Marius coax Humphrey,
skarmlivaya him an incredible amount of his favorite treats -
apples. It is also important to make sure that the pet has
had enough time to rest. Social networking sites used by Marius,
show a mixed public reaction to such relations between man and wild animals.
And here we are sailing: Marius Els bought Humphrey,
when he was only five months. Now the farmer is actively
looking for a girlfriend for your pet but find the manual
a female hippopotamus is not so easy, and even in Africa.
"My friends do not even come close to it. But my wife Louise
loves Humphrey, like me, and very worried about him when he
disappears for a while out of sight. But she always warned
me that I should always be on guard with him, because hippos
are very dangerous. " Despite the fact that the owners-the
people of the soul it does not chayut, lonely Humphrey
still in need of female company.
"At the moment, Humphrey feels very lonely, - said Marius. -
As a child he was friends with the goat, but then pulled
up to the jackal. Humphrey so homesick that since
not make friends with any other animal. "
An unusual friendship with the farmer hippo
Best friends: Marius scratches his back 1200-T killogrammovomu Humphrey,
who is so powerful that he can one go to break an adult.
"The last three years I have been looking for a girlfriend
for Humphrey, but it is not easy. For now in Africa is not
affordable domesticated females. And I can not risk,
reducing it to a wild begemotihoy. After all, a friend
must be younger than him, otherwise they will kill each other.
That is why at the moment we have not yet found
a suitable lot for our Humphrey. "
Humphrey release at will, so he could find yourself a mate,
is not safe. Indeed, in the vicinity of the farm is full
of aggressive males, who immediately climb into a fight
with a manual and home Humphrey and likely pokalechat or
even killed is not accustomed to such demolition behemoth.
But Marius did not lose hope and seizes every opportunity
to find a girlfriend for his son-hippo for long and serious relationship.
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