Posted on 03/12/2023 6:10:20 AM PDT by DallasBiff
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — 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 tons, have spread far beyond the Hacienda Napoles ranch, located 200 kilometer (124 mile) from Bogota along the Magdalena River. Environmental authorities estimate there are about 130 hippos in the area in Antioquia province and their population could reach 400 in eight years.
Escobar’s Hacienda Napoles — and the hippos — have become a sort of local tourist attraction in the years since the kingpin was killed by police in 1993. When his ranch was abandoned, the hippos survived and reproduced in local rivers and favorable climatic conditions.
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And to think DDT almost controlled the misquote population. Silent spring killed more people than any other book.
Double rifle in 450-400Nitro Express, one of the oldest big dangerous game calibers and still hard to beat, even though it preceded smokeless powder.
guess I am a sucker for pictures.
It’s the smiley faces and tiny ears that will get you killed.
Theorem:
The Squaw of the hippopotamus is equal to the squaws of the other two hides
Did not see that coming. Perfectly logical for DST Clock Change Day.🤭
Man, that is classic.
Hippos are neither sweet nor docile. They are extremely dangerous. I can’t understand why the don’t just shoot them.
If they can’t run for Governor of Georgia, they’re in demand as Christmas presents (only a hippopotamus will do!)
Grind their meat into burgers.
Use their hide to make boots.
Use their teeth for scrimshaw.
If they are going to go to the expense they should ship them to Africa where they are native instead of dumping them in other countries where they will be an invasive non native animal.
Someone should start up a hippo steakhouse in this country.
Michael Bay’s Hungry Hungry Hippos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Q-1cIDf2FI
Depending on how you count. Some would argue hippos are #2, behind mosquitoes.
Probably edible, too. ‘Ell, if gator is tasty (tastes like chicken, of course) then hippos will be.
It is an invasive species. Kill it, fer crikie sakes.
They are absolutely the opposite of that.
Some information about hippopotamuses
Sending them to Mexico or India is insane. They're invasive species anywhere outside of Africa.
I shoot the hippopotamus
With bullets made of platinum
Because if I use leaden ones
His hide would surely flatten ‘em.
-Hilaire Belloc, “The Bad Child’s Book of Beasts”
Misquotes are as prevalent as they ever were.
mmmm. Hippo Hams!
HA HA HA HA HAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!
Not only the stuff others are telling you about but the hippo is nasty, nasty. When they poop they spin their tail like a propeller to spread it everywhere.
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