They are the descendants of four hippos brought to the country in the 1980s by notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar.

After 12 Years and Three Presidents, Colombia Says the Only Way to Stop Escobar's Hippos Is to Cull Them ...

The rise and fall of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar remains one of the darkest chapters in modern criminal history. Escobar did not merely run a drug empire — he built a parallel power structure ...

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Around 200 hippos are roaming freely near the Colombian town of Doradal, descended from four animals that Pablo Escobar ...

Colombian officials on Monday authorized a plan to cull dozens of hippos roaming freely through a region in the center of the country, where they threaten villagers and displace native species years ...

Pablo Escobar’s ‘cocaine hippos’ may have been given another a chance at life thanks to an unlikely source. The Colombian ...

Sebastian Marroquin, son of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar, tells the other side of his infamous father – the loving ...

The billionaire’s son, Anant Ambani, is attempting to save the animals after the country said it was going to “cull” the ...

NEW YORK — A federal judge tore into a brutal Colombian drug lord as she sentenced him to 45 years behind bars, calling him “more prolific” than notorious drug trafficker Pablo Escobar and comparing ...

Introduced by Pablo Escobar in the 1980s, the hippos are a tourist attraction but a headache for authorities and locals.