Colombia to send Pablo Escobar’s hippos to India, Mexico
By DW
05 March 2023 |
4:22 pm
Authorities in Colombia have devised a plan with zoos and wildlife sanctuaries in India, Mexico and Ecuador to rehome a group of invasive and territorial hippos descended from Pablo Escobar's exotic animal collection.
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