It is hoped the animals will return to the park this summer after the deaths of beloved hippos Sonia and Spot.

They are known to charge and capsize boats, causing an estimated 500 deaths or more per year. In fact, you are more likely to die in an encounter with a hippo than one with a lion or shark.

According to Francis Muthui, the chairman of Friends of Lake Naivasha, the water body was recording at least four deaths related to hippo attacks every month. Fisherman survives hippo attack in ...