Colombia is proposing transferring at least 70 hippopotamuses that live near Pablo Escobar’s former ranch - descendants of four imported from Africa illegally by the late drug lord in the 1980s – to India and Mexico as part of a plan to control their population. The hippos, which are territorial and weigh up to 3…
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The hippo population has expanded to more than 100 since the drug kingpen's 1993 death, and officials say they need to be moved to protect the ecosystem.
While "Cocaine Bear" is gripping the United States, Colombia is stuck with its decades-long conundrum that involves Pablo Escobar's infamous "Cocaine Hippos." The late drug lord's pet hippos are multiplying, leaving many in the country concerned.