Colombia sterilizing hippos descended from pets of kingpin Pablo Escobar
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In the 1980s, known drug kingpin Pablo Escobar brought a group of hippopotamuses from Africa to live on his private Colombian estate but after his death the mammals were set free. Natives say the hippos and their descendants have multiplied in the decades since. NBC News’ Valerie Castro shares how the country plans to get the population under control. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews NBC News Digital is a collection of innovative and powerful news brands that deliver compelling, diverse and engaging news stories. NBC News Digital features NBCNews.com, MSNBC.com, TODAY.com, Nightly News, Meet the Press, Dateline, and the existing apps and digital […]