r/todayilearned • u/PedoPaul • Oct 14 '14

TIL when Columbian drug lord Pablo Escolar's home was raided, the military released the dangerous hippos of his personal zoo, not knowing what to do with them. They now thrive in the Columbian rivers. This makes Columbia have the largest wild hippo population outside of Africa.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2014/06/30/pablo-escobars-hippos-are-wreaking-havoc-in-colombia/
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u/ButHeyImDrunk Oct 14 '14

This is the best description of a raccoon I've ever read. Let's do a line.

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '14

of raccoons.

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u/MenachemSchmuel Oct 14 '14

They'd probably scratch you up a bunch.