Pablo Escobar’s hippos are vicious escape artists much like the infamous drug lord himself, according to The Los Angeles Time.
Colombian authorities might soon turn guns against the aquatic beasts, again mirroring the life of Mr. Escbobar who died under a torrent of police bullets.
Four hippos stocked a man made lake on Escobar’s pleasure palace 100 miles east of Medellin. The other creatures in his menagerie joined Colombian zoos or were left to die after Escobar’s downfall. Not the hippos. They prospered, quadrupling in numbers. Apparently, they are quite a nuisance and may be systematically shot to death if no advocates surface to their defense. (Nature people, where are you guys on this?)
Escobar’s coke hippos might be the best metaphor for the relationship between the illegal drug trade and government to ever snort water and wiggle their bottoms. Below the surface and menacing, they grow in size even when the kingpin is removed. They dramatically threaten the social order and cause the government to retaliate destructively and violently. Make hippo reserves, not war.