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Hippos are also dangerous, and they frequently appear on lists of the world's deadliest animals. In 2016 the BBC reported that their attacks kill at least 500 people a year in Africa.
Although no one has been reported killed by hippos in Colombia to date, there have been incidents of attacks and crashes with vehicles. The low population density, according to scientists, is the ...
- Hippo Trafficking Allegations
- ‘Buy The Hippo’
- Swimming with A Dangerous Creature
For many people in Doradal, Saldarriaga’s hometown, the fishing story is just that: a tall tale. The prevailing rumor is that Saldarriaga had been trying to capture the hippo calf to sell. It’s public knowledge in the area that wildlife traffickers trade in hippos, but the police deny it; they say they haven’t received any reports of such incidents...
In a café in the central square of Doradal, a trafficker speaks about having a hippo at home, with no apparent concern about being overheard. I ask if he’s not scared of speaking so openly about doing something illegal. “Everyone here knows who I am. I offered the beast to everyone and no one wants to buy it,” he says. “By the way, wouldn’t you lik...
To reach the trafficker’s ranch requires crossing a maze of muddy trails. Next to the house is a pond of still green water, but the calf isn’t there. A petite teenage with big black eyes emerges from a corridor. “Are you looking for Campanita?” she asks. I look at her confused. “I named her Campanita.” The girl seems excited to have a visitor she c...
In Africa, hippos are thought to kill some 500 people a year, making them among the most dangerous animals to humans, according to the BBC and other sources. And while for now violent encounters ...
- Joshua Hammer
Nov 3, 2023 · Hippos—descendants from a small herd smuggled into Colombia by drug kingpin Pablo Escobar—are seen in the wild in a lake near Hacienda Nápoles on April 19, 2023. The Colombian environment ...
Nov 3, 2023 · They are also among the most dangerous, killing around 500 people a year. Fishing communities along the Magdalena River have come under attack and some hippos invaded a school yard, although no ...
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Jun 2, 2023 · Colombia’s invasive hippo population is even larger than researchers had thought, ... With serious attacks on humans in 2020 and 2021, and a car crash leaving a hippo dead on the highway in ...
