Posted on 10/17/2021 12:17:32 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
A group of hippos - an unwanted legacy following the death of notorious Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar - are being sterilised.
Escobar, who was shot dead by police in 1993, illegally imported exotic animals, including a male and a female hippo - dubbed the "cocaine hippos".
Since then, a growing population has been taking over the countryside near his former ranch, Hacienda Nápoles.
The Colombian government has so far sterilised 24 of more than 80 animals.
They have been treated with a chemical that will make them infertile.
Colombian environmentalists say the hippos, believed to be the biggest herd outside Africa, are an invasive species and have pushed away the native fauna.
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That can’t be easy.
Totally.
They have been treated with a chemical that will make them infertile.
That sounds way more expensive than simply shooting them.
I wonder if it is.
They are very large animals which tend to stay in the water much of the time.
Escobar sure loved the high life!
Anyone who hasn’t seen it yet should watch Narcos. Great show on Netflix.
Cocaine Hippos!
It is a great band name!
I’m going to learn an instrument and start up a band!
What did they do? Vax em?
Cocaine Hippos sounds like a great band name.
I agree, and since Meat Loaf is taken....
;-)
This program is understandable.
Do you know how much blow a Cocaine Hippo goes through in just one day?
OMG! They are sterilizing hippies in Columbia SC!!!
Who is Biden’s version of a cocaine hippo?
.....or a sorority at a woke Ivy League school.....
They are quite commonly see on the TV show "Cops." CHM
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