Tag: hippos
In Botswana, drought is critical for hippos, a critically endangered species
The endless drought affecting southern Africa due to the El Niño climatic phenomenon continues to wreak havoc. After the destruction of crops which threatens the population with famine in Zambia,…
Colombia took real action: Pablo Escobar’s “cocaine hippos” are sterilized | Foreign countries
The descendants of the drug baron’s pets have been causing trouble for Colombia for decades. The difficult and dangerous operation is going to be done on 40 hippos every year.…
Colombia wants to give Pablo Escobar’s hippos to India and Mexico
These hippos are descended from those the drug lord illegally imported from Africa in the 1980s. Located 150 kilometers north of Medellin, Hacienda Napoles was famous for its zoo. Inside,…
Animals of science: hippos have voices!
“Beasts of science” is like a collection of stories. Beautiful stories that tell the living in all its freshness. But also in all its complexity. A parenthesis to marvel at…