There are now around 200 of the hippos living in the Rio Magdalena and other Colombian waterways. Photo by Juancho Torres / Getty Images Forrest Galante has bad luck with hippos. He was nearly killed ...
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Colombia to cull some of Pablo Escobar's hipposColombia will cull some of the 166 hippos descended from a small herd imported by deceased drug lord Pablo Escobar in the 1980s, the country's environment minister said Thursday. Authorities have ...
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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 CountryHowever, the hippos were left on their own. They ended up thriving in Colombia, where they have no natural predators and don't experience any droughts. Currently, about 170 hippos roam northwest ...
In effect Colombia boasts the biggest hippo population outside of Africa. Different estimates point to something between 90 and 180 animals, but there are still doubts about the real number.
Four hippos were originally brought to Colombia in the 1980s and were part of the late drug kingpin's private zoo, Hacienda Nápoles Abigail Adams is a Human Interest Writer and Reporter for PEOPLE.
“This is an important step to advance in an immediate action plan, in order to address the situation generated by the presence of hippos in Colombia, which have caused impacts on our ecosystems ...
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 ...
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 ...
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