Columbia Plans to Euthanize Many ‘Cocaine Hippos’ Associated with Drug Lord
Colombia’s Plan to Manage Hippo Population Descended from Escobar Colombian authorities have announced plans to euthanize as many as 80 hippos that are descendants of those smuggled into the country by Pablo Escobar. These large animals have become an invasive species since their introduction and have been multiplying in the wild. The notorious drug lord […]
I loved pygmy hippos long before the world fell for Moo Deng | Natasha May
Anyone who knows me well knows that I love pygmy hippos. Until a few weeks ago, when the question came up about my favorite animal, it was a somewhat novel answer. That's because, ever since Mu Deng's video went viral, the rest of the world has noticed luminous fat, small cylindrical ears that stick out […]