This is an urgent ecological problem, as the hippos are harming native species, wrecking waterways, and causing conflicts with people. Forrest Galante (pictured) is an explorer, wildlife biologist, TV ...

OTIS: "The hippo threw him in the air and opened his mouth," Cadavid says. "He played with him like a ball." There have been no fatal hippo attacks here, but Colombia's luck could run out.

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The so-called "cocaine hippos" — which weigh up to 3 tons — have spread far beyond the Hacienda Napoles ranch, located about 125 miles from Bogota along the Magdalena River.

After cocaine king Escobar was gunned down by police in 1993, his private ranch and collection of exotic animals, including hippos, were left to nature in an area of abundant vegetation and where ...

Officials in Puerto Triunfo, Colombia, said one of Pablo Escobar's "cocaine hippos" was struck and killed by a car Tuesday night just a few miles away from the infamous drug lord's estate.

Colombia plans to fly dozens of its “cocaine hippos” – the descendents of drug trafficker Pablo Escobar’s private menagerie – to new homes in India and Mexico in a bid to control their ...

The population of hippopotami descending from Pablo Escbobar’s so-called 'cocaine hippos' is reportedly on the rise, as is the number of people they are attacking.

While you've probably heard of "Cocaine Bear," you probably haven't heard of the "cocaine hippos" wreaking havoc on one South American nation's ecosystem 40 years after their owner, drug kingpin ...

The animal personhood movement may be largely unsuccessful, but it asks tough questions about animals, autonomy, and the natural world.

Colombia plans to fly dozens of its “cocaine hippos” – the descendents of drug trafficker Pablo Escobar’s private menagerie – to new homes in India and Mexico in a bid to control their ...