The Wild Story of What Happened to Pablo Escobar’s Hungry, Hungry Hippos
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🇨🇴🦛 In Colombia, they are called "Escobar's hippos" because they are the toxic legacy of Pablo Escobar. The kingpin illegally imported four hippos in the 1980s for the zoo of his ranch, Hacienda Napoles. After his death in 1993, the hippos were abandoned and reproduced on a massive scale ⤵️ | FRANCE 24 English
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🇨🇴🦛 In Colombia, they are called "Escobar's hippos" because they are the toxic legacy of Pablo Escobar. The kingpin illegally imported four hippos in the 1980s for the zoo of his ranch, Hacienda Napoles. After his death in 1993, the hippos were abandoned and reproduced on a massive scale ⤵️ | FRANCE 24 English
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Escobar’s hippos are a population of hippopotamuses (Hippopotamus amphibius) in Colombia, descended from animals illegally imported by Pablo Escobar in the late 1980s. 🦛 At his Hacienda Nápoles estate, Escobar kept a private zoo of exotic animals, which included one male and three female hippos. 🏡 After his death in 1993, most animals were relocated, but the hippos remained because transporting them was too costly and dangerous. 🚫 In Colombia’s tropical rivers they found ideal conditions: abu
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Escobar’s Hippos Are Out of Control Pablo Escobar imported four hippos to his private zoo in the 1980s. After his death, they were left behind and escaped into Colombia’s rivers. With no natural predators, they multiplied fast. Today, there are over 150 wild hippos roaming the countryside, destroying crops, displacing native species, and even attacking people. Experts say relocation is nearly impossible, sterilization is too slow, and culling is politically explosive. Escobar’s most bizarre lega
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