Really, 'Mail'?

 No, not really. The actual answer is 'big angry herbivores':

Deaths on safari are on the rise, with several reports in the last 18 months alone. The most recent case of this was in July 2025, when a British tourist and her friend from New Zealand were killed by a charging elephant during a 'sunrise safari walk' in Zambia. In July 2024, a Spanish tourist was horrifically crushed to death in front of his screaming fiancee by an angry herd of elephants after he got out of his car to take photographs in a South African game reserve.

*sigh* 

Two months prior to that, Lisa Manders, 70, from the US state of Connecticut, was killed by a hippo in Zambia, while out on a ‘bush walk’ during a dream safari trip with her husband Craig. And in April last year, a crazed bull elephant attacked tourists on safari in Zambia, leaving an American woman dead, after chasing a safari truck for more than half a mile through a national park.

I guess not having any weapons for self-defence on these trips (and the men able to wield them) is asking for trouble. 

In the past three months, even safari workers have faced with aggressive wildlife.

Well, pretty sure it'll be in the job description... 

'African safaris have become extremely popular, and many top destinations are sold out months in advance. ‘This has led to a proliferation of many smaller operators, lodges, and even artificial safari parks or “game reserves”, closer to urban populations. ‘Some tourists unfortunately take shortcuts and book with less reputable operators, or choose cheaper options on the outskirts of recognised game reserves, where human-wildlife interaction is more prevalent and safari activities are perhaps more risky.’

Couple that with the modern generation's stunningly blase attitides to risk, and it's a recipe for disaster: 

'There’s also the fact that safari lodges have become increasingly luxurious and glamorous, which could potentially dull a visitor's sense of danger. 'Social media likely plays a role too, by exposing people more regularly to the idea of what's out there.'

The social media images of an enraged 6 ton jumbo crushing a vehicle as if it were a beer can don't seem to have been viewed often enough then.