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Colombia proposes shipping invasive hippos to India, Mexico

Por: ABC News World March 03, 2023

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BOGOTA, Colombia -- Colombia is proposing transferring at least 70 hippopotamuses that live near Pablo Escobar’s former ranch - descendants of four imported from illegally by the late drug lord in the 1980s – to India and as part of a plan to control their population.The hippos, which are territorial and weigh up to 3 tons, have spread far beyond the Hacienda Napoles ranch, located 200 kilometer (124 mile) from Bogota along the Magdalena... + full article



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