Colombia begins sterilizing Pablo Escobar’s hippopotamuses The Colombian government has begun sterilizing Pablo Escobar’s horny hippos to prevent the overly-fertile descendants of the late drug lord’s former pets from taking over the country’s marshlands.
Out of more than 80 hippos, 24 have been treated with in a chemical that makes them infertile, the BBC reports.
The hippos pose a threat to Columbia’s natural...