hippos
2023: The Year Animals Fought Back
Perhaps in the future, we'll look back and say: It all started with the orcas.
Pablo Escobar’s Cocaine Hippos Are Legally People, Says US Judge
A row over whether a group of hippos introduced to Colombia by the cocaine baron should be sterilised and culled has led to the animals being granted “interested persons” status.
Colombia Is Finally Sterilizing Pablo Escobar’s Hippos
Colombian authorities have already sterilized 24 of the more than 80 hippos residing in the rivers near Escobar’s former compound.
Pablo Escobar’s ‘Cocaine Hippos’ Won’t Stop Having Sex and Pooping
And they’re wreaking havoc with Colombia’s waterways.
Fossils of an Elusive Hippo Ancestor Found in Africa
Newly-studied fossils solidify the evolutionary link between hippos and whales.
There's a Possible Upside to Eating Pablo Escobar's Hippos
The drug kingpin left behind more than just a trail of cocaine. He also left a small herd of hippos, which could feed a small army of hungry Colombians.
Here Come the Autonomous Hippo Poop Drones
Disguised as crocodiles, they test river water quality. Obviously.
Drug Traffickers Build the Best Theme Parks
To get to Hacienda Nápoles you have to take a three-and-a-half hour bus from Medellín to the small town of Doradal, and from there it’s another ten minutes on an auto-rickshaw to the main gates. They remain there as Pablo Escobar designed them.