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Baby "cocaine hippo" linked to infamous drug lord is rescued in Colombia
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Authorities in northwestern Colombia said they rescued a newborn hippopotamus found alone by fishermen on the banks of a river and showing signs of malnutrition.
Colombia has around 200 so-called "cocaine hippos" living in the wild, according to the Environment Ministry, all of which descended from a colony brought to South America by slain cocaine kingpin Pablo Escobar.
After being stabilized, the animal was transferred to a hippo sanctuary at Hacienda Napoles, the estate previously owned by Escobar and which is now a theme park.
Authorities in northwestern Colombia said they rescued a baby hippopotamus found alone by fishermen on the banks of a river and showing signs of malnutrition.
Colombia governmentEscobar imported four hippos in the 1980s for his private zoo at the hacienda.