Asher Watkins, 52, was on a guided safari hosted by Coenraad Vermaak Safaris in South Africa’s Limpopo Province on Aug. 3 when the animal fatally gored him, the safari company said Thursday in a statement obtained by multiple outlets.

The victim had injuries on his stomach and torso, and a buffalo that had been shot and killed was lying nearby, police said.

Why are Cape buffalo so dangerous? The animals are nicknamed Black Death, and the reason why may not come as a shock to anyone who has ever seen them.