Bogotá, Aug 5, 2026 (AFP) - Colombian baby hippo of Escobar stock dies after rescue

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2026-08-06

A baby hippopotamus descended from creatures that belonged to Pablo Escobar died Wednesday after being rescued in northwestern Colombia, an environmental organization told AFP. Colombia has around 200 invasive hippos living in the wild, according to the Environment Ministry, all of which stemmed from a colony brought to South America by the late cocaine kingpin. It is the largest hippo colony anywhere outside Africa. Authorities earlier Wednesday......

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