But now the infamous drug lord has returned to haunt Colombians in the most surreal way — with a herd of hippos. NEW YORK — When Colombian soldiers fired the bullets that killed Pablo Escobar, the country thought they were free of him. They have a very slippery skin.” In 2009 one of the hippos, Pepe, was tracked down and shot. When he died, many of the animals were taken into care, but 24 of the hippos escaped and have been thriving in the rivers around the central Colombian hacienda. Authorities have also tried to capture and castrate the animals, and call in Africa-based hippo experts, to little avail.

Source: National Post July 06, 2016 00:56 UTC