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Pablo Escobar's 'cocaine hippos' can be legally recognized as people, U.S. court finds. They are descendants of animals that Escobar illegally imported to his Colombian ranch in the 1980s...
Jun 2, 2023 · Colombia’s ‘cocaine hippos’ are all descendants of three females and one male illegally imported by drug-cartel leader Pablo Escobar. After he died in 1993, the hippos ( Hippopotamus...
The rise of the so-called "cocaine hippos" began in 1993 after authorities killed Pablo Escobar and seized his luxury estate Hacienda Napoles, about 250km (155 miles) north-west of the...
Nov 18, 2023 · In the United States, the news media has less nobly referred to them as “cocaine hippos.” A hunting party that included Colombian soldiers, hoping to stop the hippos from spreading beyond Mr....
May 8, 2023 · A drugs lord's exotic pets got out of control in Colombia — it's the tale of the so-called "cocaine hippos." SACHA PFEIFFER, HOST: The late Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar had a taste for the...
Jan 31, 2020 · Colombia's "cocaine hippos" are making waves in their new home, but whether that's a good thing or not depends on who you ask. When the notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar was shot dead in 1993,...
Mar 2, 2023 · Pablo Escobar’s ‘cocaine hippos’ spark conservation row. Researchers worry Colombian environment ministry will side with animal-rights activists rather than curb the invasive animals’...
