Five - day - old hippopotamus calf froze to death after straying between two brawling gangs in South ##town . Helpless calf was hurled into the hospital as its owner looked on in shock , with the young hippo dying hours later . Adult hippos had been fighting for hours before attacking the baby in the nearby Wetland Park .
Five-day-old hippopotamus calf mauled to death after straying between two brawling adults in South Africa . Helpless calf was hurled into the air as its mother looked on in horror , with the young hippo dying hours later . Adult hippos had been fighting for hours before attacking the baby in the iSimangaliso Wetland Park .