Insane photo shows Marius Els riding his "pet" hippo, Humphrey, in 2011. Later that year, Humphrey dragged Els into the same river from which he had once been rescued and mauled him to death.

Before his death, Els said: “Humphrey’s like a son to me, he’s just like a human. There’s a relationship between me and Humphrey and that’s what some people don’t understand.”