No one casts a shadow over the history and legacy of Colombia quite like Pablo Escobar. Once the most powerful drug ...

In the video, the woman tried to toss a small melon into the hippo's mouth but missed. The melon sank to the bottom of the water, and the hippo closed its mouth, seeming to give her a stern, ...

The media likes to call them “cocaine hippos.” And there are a lot of them. Back when Pablo Escobar was the world’s most notorious drug kingpin, he was so decadent that he imported animals to his ...

Having watched this clip, it’s hard to miss the caution lions show around hippopotamuses. Even though lions are often described as apex predators in their ecosystems, these individuals don’t linger ...

Colombia on Tuesday began the sterilization of hippopotamuses, descendants of animals illegally brought to the country by late drug kingpin Pablo Escobar in the 1980s. Two male hippos and one female ...

Farmers have endured terrifying encounters. Government stressed over growing population of unusual species — here's what you need to know first appeared on The Cool Down.

The digital footage will guide researchers to gain deeper insights into the movements, behaviors, gender biases, and breeding ...

The Colombian government has announced a raft of measures to control its growing population of invasive hippos—descendants of animals introduced to the country by the notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar ...

The lumbering hippopotamus is not exactly the incarnation of agility. Nevertheless, these chonky beasts may surprise you yet. Scientists at the Royal Veterinary College found hippos trot so fast they ...

Hippos can get airborne when moving at high speeds over land, according to a new study. This is the first time that the animals, which can weigh more than 2,000 kilograms (2.2 tons) and spend much of ...