Colombia debates what to do with Pablo Escobar’s hippos
07 February 2022 |
8:36 am
Colombia is facing a dilemma over what to do with the hippos whom notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar first brought into the nation. Since his death almost 30 years ago, a growing population of hippos has been taking over the countryside near his former ranch.
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