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Pablo Escobar's Cocaine Hippos Legally ‘People,' US Court Says
A U.S. court order says the offspring of hippos once owned by Colombian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar can be recognized as people with legal rights in the U.S. The case involves a lawsuit against the Colombian government over whether to kill or sterilize the hippos whose numbers are growing at a fast pace
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Fear and Love Surround Escobar's Hippos Thriving in Colombia
The offspring of hippos illegally imported to Colombia by drug kingpin Pablo Escobar in the 1980s are flourishing in the lush area and experts are warning about the dangers of the growing numbers
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Pablo Escobar's Hippos Have Invaded Colombia's Waterways, Need to Be Culled: Study
Scientists warn that a rapidly growing population of hippopotamuses that were introduced to Colombia decades ago by drug kingpin Pablo Escobar should be culled to preserve the local ecosystem, according to a study published this month. Researchers warned in the study, published in the journal Biological Conservation, that hippos, the “largest invasive animal” in the world, are likely to colonize...
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Hunting For Pablo Escobar's Wild Hippos (Yes, You Read That Right… Hippos)
The Smithsonian Channel ‘s documentary “The Hunt for Escobar’s Hippos” dives into an untold problem the infamous drug lord Pablo Escobar left behind. In the 1980s, Escobar smuggled wild hippos into Colombia to join his reign of exotic animals and in the wake of his death they were left to fend for themselves. Now the South American country is dealing...
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Drug Lord Pablo Escobar's Company Sues 2 Chainz, Business Partner for Violating Trademark
A Beverly Hills corporation that controls the trademarks of Pablo Escobar is suing rapper 2 Chainz and a business partner for allegedly infringing the late Colombian cocaine kingpin’s brand by naming restaurants and menu items like “Escobar Crab Cakes” after him, according to court papers obtained today. Escobar Inc., which owns the intellectual property rights, including trademarks and publicity, related…
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Pablo Escobar's Crime Partner Freed in US, Goes to Berlin
Pablo Escobar’s crime partner and one of Colombia’s pioneering “cocaine cowboys” has been released after a long prison sentence in the U.S. and been deported to Germany