20 A. They live in Afric a and poop a lot too. B. They poop enough to change the water. C. The conditions in Colombi a are great for hippos.你 D. In Colombia, hippos don't have either of those problems. E. When he died in 1993, the hippos escaped and lived in the ...
but in Colombia, hippopotami have become loved members of the local community and a tourist attraction. However, in a town close to the city of Medellin, thislegacy of the late drug lord Pablo Escobar, is increasingly posing a problem, and one that experts think may soon ...
IN 1981, NOTORIOUS drug lord Pablo Escobar imported four hippos from Africa to his estate near Medellin, Colombia. After his death in 1993, the herd meandered into the nearby Magdalena River. Ecologists estimate there are now 65 to 80 swimming around, and that number could reach 800 by 2050...
The hippos stayed in Colombia. And hippos make other hippos. From CBS News: When Escobar died in the 90s, most of the animals he kept around his estate found a new place to live—except the hippos. The hippos were allowed to roam free. CBS said during Escobar’s he...
When cocaine kingpin Pablo Escobar was shot dead in 1993, the four hippos he brought to his private zoo in Colombia were left behind in a pond on his ranch. Since then, their numbers have grown to an estimated 80-100, and the giant herbivores have made their way into the country's riv...