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"Cocaine hippos" are taking over Colombian marshlands, forcing scientists to control the population before they dramatically impact the country's ecosystem.
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PABLO Escobar s so-called cocaine hippos are out of control and must be culled, scientists have said.
Experts fear the hippos, which breed in Colombia s Magdalena river basin, could ruin the country s natural habitat.
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Pablo Escobar had hippos in his zoo in ColombiaCredit: Getty - Contributor
The drugs lord, who was shot dead at the age of 43 in 1993, left behind four hippos he brought to his private zoo in Colombia.
After Escobar s death, most animals at the zoo were relocated, but it is believed the four hippos escaped.
Since then, the number of hippos has been growing and it is estimated there are now between 80 and 100 descendants of the Escobar’s former pets.