Tag: hippos
Conservation: Escobar’s legacy: Colombia’s fight against the hippos
natural reserve Escobar’s legacy: Colombia’s fight against the hippos Hippos swim in the lagoon at Hacienda Napoles Park – the former private estate of drug lord Escobar, who imported three…
Invasive species in Colombia: Escobar’s hippos are sterilized
As of: November 3rd, 2023 8:49 a.m Colombia’s drug lord Escobar once brought four African hippos to his private zoo – there are currently more than 160 specimens living in…
Biodiversity: Elephants and hippos in focus at World Species Conference
biodiversity Elephants and hippos in focus at World Endangered Species Conference Elephants stand in Ruaha National Park in Tanzania. Trade in endangered wild species often threatens their survival. photo ©…
Hippos recognize friends by voice – knowledge
The sophisticated human language is something special. However, not as special as was thought for a long time. Many animals also communicate via sounds and share the most amazing things…
Pablo Escobar: His hippos are now recognized as legal entities
Animal law Dispute over killing: Pablo Escobar’s hippos recognized as legal entities One of the descendants of Pablo Escobars hippopotamus at the “Hacienda Nápoles” in Colombia © Luis Bernardo Cano…
Pablo Escobar: 24 hippos sterilized on a former property
Former drug lord’s zoo 24 hippos sterilized on the former estate of Pablo Escobar Escobar once brought two hippos to Colombia. It is now probably the largest herd of its…