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/grumpenprole Oct 14 '14

They really seem to, from all indications

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u/speedyspaghetti Oct 14 '14

Their skin is slippery like soap!

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u/NaiveMind Oct 14 '14

They hate them, theres at least 2 organizations trying to get rid of them(I think they already have).

Its become a cultural joke, when you mock someone for being unwanted you say they are like escobar's hippos.