Everyone knows hippos live wild only in Africa — but that might change in the near future, thanks to infamous Colombian drug cartel leader and all-around douchebag Pablo Escobar. In one of his many outlandish delusions of grandeur, he constructed a private zoo on one of his palatial estates, complete with a herd of hippos. But after Escobar was gunned down, his empire fell and the estate fell to ruin. The hippos ran free, thrived and even reproduced. Now there's even a possibility that the hippos could spread into the surrounding rain forest, becoming one of the larger invasive species in recent memory. Let's go to the tape:
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Video: Drug lord's hippos run free in Colombia; could take over local rivers, drug trade
Meteors May Set Off Explosions of Biodiversity [podcast]
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Meteors May Set Off Explosions of Biodiversity
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Let 'em eat mud [podcast]
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