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Pablo Escobar's Cocaine Hippos Will Be Culled in Colombia

Pablo Escobar's Cocaine Hippos Will Be Culled in Colombia

Pablo Escobar's infamous cocaine hippos may have become a tourist attraction of sorts in Colombia, but the government has decided to cull some of these dangerous creatures.
Pablo Escobar’s ‘Cocaine Hippos’ To Be Flown From Colombia to El Chapo’s Stronghold, Sinaloa

Pablo Escobar’s ‘Cocaine Hippos’ To Be Flown From Colombia to El Chapo’s Stronghold, Sinaloa

By Paola Hernández
After decades of terrorizing locals, Pablo Escobar's infamous "cocaine hippos" will finally be moved. Some of them will go to Sinaloa, El Chapo's birthplace.
Pablo Escobar’s Cocaine Hippos: Relocation From Colombia to India Will Cost $3.5 Million

Pablo Escobar's 'Cocaine Hippos' to Be Moved From Colombia to Mexico and India

By Paola Hernández
Colombia is planning to relocate 70 of Pablo Escobar's "cocaine hippos" to Mexico and India in the coming months.
Colombia Reveals Plan to Decrease Pablo Escobar’s Cocaine Hippos’

Colombia Reveals Plan to Decrease Pablo Escobar’s Cocaine Hippos

By Paola Hernández
While "Cocaine Bear" is gripping the United States, Colombia is stuck with its decades-long conundrum that involves Pablo Escobar's infamous "Cocaine Hippos." The late drug lord's pet hippos are multiplying, leaving many in the country concerned.
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Pablo Escobar's 'Cocaine Hippos': More Than 100 of Drug Kingpin's Exotic Pets Face Uncertain Future in Colombia

By Paola Hernández
The number of hippos has increased from the few that were originally held at Pablo Escobar's Hacienda Napoles estate, with 130 now roaming free around the Magdalena River, north of Bogota.
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U.S. Judge Grants Pablo Escobar's 'Cocaine Hippos' Personhood Status, Legal Rights

By Paola Hernández
The offspring of Pablo Escobar's "Cocaine Hippos" could now be recognized as people after a United States federal judge granted them legal rights.
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Pablo Escobar's ‘Cocaine Hippos’ 'Sterilized' After Bringing Threat to Humans; Colombian Government Makes Cocaine Hippos Infertile Due to Alarming Population

By Paola Hernández
The "Cocaine Hippos" by drug lord Pablo Escobar are now being sterilized by Colombia's wildlife services after the 80-strong herd presented a potential danger not only to the country's environment but also to its people
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