Colombian soldiers posing next to a dead hippopotamus which escaped three years ago from a ranch once owned by drug lord Pablo Escobar
Posted on 07/15/2009 1:20:20 PM PDT by JoeProBono
COLOMBIA has called off the hunt to kill a drug lord's escaped hippo and will instead try to relocate the beast after its mate was shot dead by order of the government, sparking outrage from animal rights groups. The giant animals were imported from Africa by late cocaine king Pablo Escobar and put in his zoo.
They escaped in 2006 to live in the wild near the Magdalena river in northern Colombia, causing concerns about local public safety. Colombia was shocked on Friday when photographs were published of the dead hippo, named "Pepe", and by news that the hunt was still on for his mate, "Matilda," who gave birth to a calf in the wild.
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Colombian soldiers posing next to a dead hippopotamus which escaped three years ago from a ranch once owned by drug lord Pablo Escobar
IIRC, in Africa more people are killed annually by hippos than by crocodiles.
I wonder if it took that many men with 5.56s to bring down that beast or if someone had a larger caliber...?
Hey, this looks like a good job for the PETA folks. Go down there and protest a while.
Never bring a walkie-talkie to a hippo fight.
An animal activist protests against the killing of a hippopotamus in Bogota July 14, 2009. REUTERS/John Vizcaino
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