In Colombia’s enormous Magdalena River basin, an ecological anomaly has triggered an extraordinary debate among ecologists.

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian photographer Édgar Jiménez walks around a room exhibiting “Adam and Eve,” his portrait of two of the first hippopotamuses that were brought to Colombia by late drug ...

The hippos, brought to Colombia by drug kingpin Pablo Escobar in the 1980s, could have a serious negative impact on the local ecosystem, a new study says Scientists are growing concerned about the ...

More than three decades since his death in a rooftop shootout with police, the legacy of cocaine king Pablo Escobar continues ...

In their homeland in Africa, they are responsible for more human deaths than almost any other animal, but in Colombia, hippopotami have become loved members of the local community and a tourist ...

They’re horny, horny hippos. The Colombian government wants to send Pablo Escobar’s so-called “cocaine hippos” to Mexico and India because the sexed-up mammals won’t stop procreating. The hippos — ...

BOGOTA – Colombian photographer Édgar Jiménez walks around a room exhibiting “Adam and Eve,” his portrait of two of the first hippopotamuses that were brought to Colombia by late drug kingpin Pablo ...