People in a small Colombian town are reporting increased sightings of hippopotamuses in the area. The hippopotamus is native to Africa, not South America. But a local population of the animals developed from a private collection brought to Colombia by infamous drug trafficker Pablo Escobar. Escobar was the leader of Colombia’s Medellin drug cartel. At least 80 hippopotamuses are estimated to live around the rural town of Doradal, about 140 kilometers east of Medellin. The town is near Escobar’s former private estate, covering about 2,225 hectares. In the 1980s, during the height of his power, Escobar kept the hippos on the property in a private zoo, along with other animals such as elephants and giraffes.
Title: Hippopotamus Population Rises in Small Colombian Town
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from a private collection brought to Colombia by infamous drug trafficker Pablo Escobar.</span> <span data-start-time='31042' data-end-time='38208'>Escobar was the leader of Colombia’s Medellin drug cartel.</span> <span data-start-time='38208' data-end-time='52729'>At least 80 hippopotamuses are estimated to live around the rural town of Doradal, about 140 kilometers east of Medellin.</span> <span data-start-time='52729' data-end-time='63458'>The town is near Escobar’s former private estate, covering about 2,225 hectares.</span> <span data-start-time='63458' data-end-time='78188'>In the 1980s, during the height of his power, Escobar kept the hippos on the property in a private zoo, along with other animals such as elephants and giraffes.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' 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