Hundreds of ‘Cocaine Hippos’ Are Terrorizing Colombia. This Biologist Has Agreed to Help Track Them Down
TV host and wildlife biologist Forrest Galante is helping the Colombian government capture and sterilize the country's ...
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After Pablo Escobar's Death, His Lavish Estate In Colombia Was Largely Abandoned, But His Small Herd Of Hippos Went Onto Thrive In The Country
In his zoo, there were exotic birds, giraffes, elephants, rhinos, and a small herd of hippos with one male and three females. After Escobar's death, most of the animals died or were transferred to ...
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The Wild Story of What Happened to Pablo Escobar’s Hungry, Hungry Hippos
After Colombian police shot Escobar dead in December 1993, veterinarians removed the animals—except the hippos, which were deemed too dangerous to approach. The hippos fled to the nearby ...
Escobar's cocaine hippos to be executed after taking over rivers
The fate of a herd of hippos once owned by drug lord Pablo Escobar has been sealed. Hippos are a familiar sight in ...
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Pablo Escobar's hippos to be relocated for 'mating too much', 'dirtying rivers'
For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. The late drug lord, Pablo Escobar, imported four hippos from Africa in the 1980s. The ...
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On Stage: ISU’s 'Escobar’s Hippo' proves hip cat herbivores have the most fun
Cue the record the scratch. Say what now?! The hippos? That’s right, the hippopotami, to be more scientifically precise about it. For you see, Escobar was so rich back in the '80s that he set up ...
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Pablo Escobar's hippos: environmentalists start firmaton to avoid being sacrificed
It may interest you: Hippos by Pablo Escobar, a threat to native species and strategic ecosystems in Colombia The leader of this movement pointed out that the purpose of the sanctuary is to ...
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Colombian court orders drastic measures against Escobar's hippos
It ordered adopting "measures for the eradication" of over 160 of "Escobar's hippos." The court stated this is necessary due to their threat to the local community and ecosystem. Pablo Escobar ...