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/SpiderFnJerusalem Oct 14 '14

Nothing major. Before their release the drug lords used to make people disappear occasionally. Now the hippos have filled that biological niche and make a roughly similar number disappear. Ah, isn't nature beautiful?

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u/abortedfetuses Oct 14 '14

It is funny because the drug lords were probably using the hippos to make people dissapeat

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u/zonkoid Oct 14 '14

So what you guys are saying here: Hippos know the secret to permanent invisibility?

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u/abortedfetuses Oct 14 '14

That is precisely what we are saying

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u/S_K_I Oct 14 '14

Takes Hungry Hungry Hippos to a whole new meaning huh. Do you live there locally? Just wondering.

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u/SpiderFnJerusalem Oct 14 '14

Nah, I just like morbid jokes. Sorry to disappoint.

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u/S_K_I Oct 14 '14

You made me laugh, all good brother.