Pablo Escobar's 'Cocaine Hippos' Might Finally Need to Be Killed

It might be time to cull the world’s largest invasive species: Pablo Escobar’s cocaine hippos. The rapidly reproducing 80 hippos have taken over Colombia’s waterways, poisoning wildlife with their toxic urine and feces, scientists say. But not everyone can agree on what to do with them.
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[@LastbutNotFirst]

imagine being so rich, you can alter the ecosystem of a country.

[@matthewarnold4557]

40 years after you die

[@dominic8171]

@@matthewarnold4557 pablo his the one who smuggled the hippos the day he smuggled them the ecosystems changed dumbasss not 40 years later this is just wath happened after 40 years of the hippos invading I cant believe how humans are so stupid nowadays

[@MrIcenice44]

I hate to break it to you...

[@thedapperdolphin1590]

You don’t even have to be rich. A lot of ecosystems have been ruined by people releasing exotic animals and such, and this is especially true for releasing non-native fish in waterways. These ecosystems developed a balance between the plants and animals living there for so long, so if you introduce something new it throws everything off

[@alejandrorobles1343]

@@dominic8171 aren't yall supposed to be nice & dandy

[@sadita7]

he died 3 decades ago and still causing trouble for the country, what a guy....

[@arnoldhernandez1910]

If I could take Pablo to the future to show him how it’d look now.... what would he say.....

[@suprshin]

A legend.

[@Beelzebubby91]

@@arnoldhernandez1910 “ay caramba”

[@arnoldhernandez1910]

@@Beelzebubby91 lmaoooooooo racist ass 😂😂

[@arnoldhernandez1910]

@@Beelzebubby91 good one tho made me smile 😂😂😂😂

[@ngythe1king]

Imagine being a drug king pin, one of the most feared person in the world…and your kingdom is turned into a theme park for kids

[@gavinbanks1214]

That’s called being immortalized

[@ngythe1king]

@@gavinbanks1214 not really, because unlike Disney World, your name and anything associated with you are erased from the theme park. There’s no statue of you, no mentioning of your name, if you were a person going in without any prior knowledge then you would have no idea that it belong to a drug king pin

[@ngythe1king]

@@gavinbanks1214 unlike Disney world where even a person who has no idea who Walt Disney is would instantly know it belongs to some man named Disney just by walking to the theme parks

[@byoun..]

Imagine taking your kids to a drug king pins theme park🤦🏽‍♀️

[@jodymcdonald9004]

"He did it for the people"

[@kekero540]

These people literally feeding hippos carrots lmao.

[@thelotus8285]

They eat better than the natives who live there.

[@Shapeguydude]

@@thelotus8285 idk bro arepas are a lot tastier than carrots

[@thelotus8285]

@@Shapeguydude what are arepas?

[@Fern.castillo]

@@thelotus8285 basically fat corn flour pancakes. You can stuff cheese or meats in there and they’re fucking bomb

[@thelotus8285]

@@Fern.castillo oh I see. Isn't that like pupusas?

[@MrUnit024]

4 Texans could get it done in a week

[@OneTrueLivingHighness]

Lol 😂

[@yalisaconner]

As a Texan, I see no lies and know 3 other people right now for the right price🦛

[@OneTrueLivingHighness]

@@yalisaconner Lol 😂

[@rebekahlikesmusic2723]

Yes

[@dylansteadyblazin4207]

Yuh

[@conflickt3130]

I love how they're calling them "coke hippos" like they eat straight coca leaves, go on benders and snort an 8 ball every night

[@myblacklab7]

Yeah - sounds like some anti-hippo propaganda to me. They don't call Miami "Cocaine city," even though it was largely built with revenue generated from cocaine sales.

[@joseparedes2055]

Hahah

[@miguelmejia4656]

it's clickbait for the their drug head junkie audience. they aren't fooling anyone here..

[@BigBadMogz]

I used to sniff an ounce every weekend

[@afiyam9325]

Lmbooo

[@Poonannyish]

2:02 - Notice that this "eco-activist" made zero references to the Hippos ecological impact whilst making direct appeals to the monetary benefit of keeping them around. I'm not sure if this lady is really deserving of that title.

[@NAME-yg8sl]

Eco-activists tend to ignore those stuff.

[@brimmed]

they must've thought the eco in eco activist meant economy lol

[@homeygfunkoffacherryfruitl4971]

There's a reason why so many eco-activists get murdered by the animals they're trying to save. It's because they're idiots and wild animals are dicks.

[@aidinchaput708]

@alleMW2 She doesn’t want them killed because there are people who depend on them to make a living. I’m not saying they shouldn’t do something about it but I don’t blame her for her response.

[@stansman5461]

@@aidinchaput708 then she should have them in control in a place where she owns the land. If your dog bites someone in public, you put it down. If a hippo does so, put them down.

[@PedroPetracco]

2:08 How can you call yourself an "eco-activist" and not understand the impact of an invasive species?

[@jusbertmeza4424]

Because that’s someone who doesn’t know wtf they are fighting for. Just because “there cute” sounds like a white women in America

[@Oshdog70]

Cuz she’s doin it for the money u heard her she said it’s for the economy but didn’t mention anythin bout the environment dat should already tell u her mindset

[@PedroPetracco]

@@Oshdog70 Well spotted.

[@alilarhdiri9666]

She though eco-activist means economy-activist, she's only talking about money

[@ribps289]

I doubt she even knows what that means. The video flag her as an eco activist not her

[@urbantraveller3154]

There's a reason why animals have a native home. Respect nature and it'll will respect you back. Stop smuggling animals!

[@philestevez1713]

Yeah what he said ✌️in my 1970’s voice

[@lionelsanches8699]

Pablo brought them the master smuggler now their just breeding and chilling

[@realistyl]

Stfu

[@michellewairimu8360]

Thank you!! Also, lions can't kill hippos, the hippo's skin is too thick. And it's the hippos that kill crocodiles not the other way round as the video suggested at 1:29.

[@foreveryactionthereisacons1683]

@@realistyl You must be into smuggling animals Mr. STFU 🙄

[@xaviervalentine1150]

Dude cocain hippos sounds like a metal band

[@barnabydinosaurroadsafetyp3457]

Wait till you see the hippo condom ..... vet has a job there

[@thrashandburn10221]

Cocaine Hippo Castration Corps

[@renderuntocaesarwhatiscaes2300]

Quick write that down write that down!!

[@barnabydinosaurroadsafetyp3457]

The Happy Hippos tour

[@DudeRandom]

I was thinking the same thing

[@diligar]

That eco-activist basically said “noo don’t kill them they’re too cute, and make us a lot of money-I MEAN uh, they’re animals, they just wanna live :)”

[@jjthe13th]

Notice the words there. "don't kill them because they make us alot of money.". She's an eco activist alright.... Just the wrong ECO

[@Akashpagol]

So short sighted that so called activist.

[@kadennelms8419]

That tune will change eventually. Then it will be racisms fault that Colombia’s ecosystem is screwed up. Deal with the problem

[@Baru_boy]

They don't care about the cute part it's just about money

[@jjthe13th]

I honestly thought they were called "coke hippos" because they accidentally ingested an unsecured stash that was later found to belong to Escobar, and there were some coked out hippos on the loose and that they were causing enough trouble to need to be put down

[@shelle0shelle0]

Same. Left disappointed

[@thatgirl3960]

Same! Left thinking how xenophobic this all is!

[@patstaysuckafreeboss8006]

Spectrum.

[@DL-wk6vq]

same lol

[@MotionMan610]

If Pablo was alive you he would’ve just paid someone like 5 mill to move them

[@Izznogood76]

Pablo would’ve paid someone to move the scientists permanently away from his Hippos.

[@yaboykev5627]

@@Izznogood76 😭

[@ceasarstitts]

He put the hippos their why would he pay to get rid of them

[@jaidenarias5912]

Do you want to talk/learn about God and Jesus? God and Jesus both love you and can help you with whatever you may be going through

[@exotikz7905]

@@jaidenarias5912 but I thought god and Jesus are the same so why are u saying as if their individual things or are they individual u seem a bit confused their son

[@dogegaming9036]

The people hand-feeding hippos are some serious Darwin Award Winners.

[@naynyamish270]

contenders you mean?

[@camilo0]

Actually there is one hippo that is friendly, and was rejected by the rest of them because of that

[@oscarchinnick5314]

No, it just shows you're a Chad

[@WinTeRzZ47]

You will always fascinate by something you haven't seen before. Don't be so rude.

[@MakerInMotion]

People were educated about wildlife from Disney films. Look at the reactions when Cecil the lion was shot. People (actual adults) were concerned about his cubs not having a father. Even speculating Cecil's brother would take over their care. Lion cubs are raised exclusively by females and actually have to be protected from the males. If the cubs are killed it will make the female go back into heat and want to mate again. Male lions try to kill babies to get laid. Real life isn't The Lion King.

[@37650123]

"It's incredibly difficult to castrate a hippo partly because they only come out at night" *Proceeds to show a woman casually feeding a hippo carrots in the middle of the day as if it's her puppy🤨

[@jjba3571]

Hahahahhahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahhahaha

[@Tamara-xp9nx]

That was a baby hippo haha

[@adrianespinoza2043]

"Not only are their balls internal" 🤣 I love when intelligent people speak in layman's terms for people like myself!

[@gv3793]

I have to tell you, hippos have the greatest PR team ever. They are consider the deadliest mammal after humans and yet people are 🥰. “Don’t harm them, they are so cute and adorable, what harm do they do?”

[@Nzosaba_Matenge]

Not here, the only thing we ever hear is people getting hurt by them

[@techlife4599]

Very true. I think they're fun to watch...ON TV. I wouldn't feel that way if they were eating all of the fish I could have caught and other aquatic animals that live there.

[@rachel3760]

The devil works hard but Moto Moto works harder

[@DarthStarkiller55]

The fact is any invasive species will be a big problem for the environment and other species and yes it is sad that they might have to kill the hippos cause if they don't it'll just cause even more problems for example Aisan carp cause serious damage to the native fish populations in the lake and rivers that they infest because they out-compete other fish for food and space. Carp are also thought to lower water quality which can kill off sensitive organisms like native freshwater mussels.

[@SurelyLightFoot]

@@techlife4599 it’s not just aquatic creatures that die to hippos. Hippos are notorious for killing humans.

[@BurgerJoint.]

I don’t think a lot of people understand just how dangerous hippos are. They may have been painted as “cute and cuddly” by most in society but in reality they would rip you apart faster than most of the “scary” predators out there.

[@grmpEqweer]

More chew or stomp. But basically.

[@Shiroyasha2397]

Damn Madagascar films making them seem funny and cute...

[@drum4416]

They have the attitude of a predator

[@firstname1317]

@@Shiroyasha2397 madagascar made me feel like they were nasty lol. I guess different interpretation.Moto Moto was not cute at all.

[@Estherbethe1...]

Hippos are awesome, but they are so violent they shred there own babies often when in rages 😳

[@GyitMulhaneski-GloriousYears]

I'm old enough to remember a time when a headline like this would have been the preserve of a madman. And for that I feel strangely privileged...

[@Blackout219852]

You don’t want to kill him then you gotta catch them and keep them away from everything else

[@MrKolozal]

A bit of a short term economic gain is not worth sacrificing the entire local eco system for. They should have been removed ages ago tbh.

[@Hehehe-hf7rq]

lol nobody was up for the task and cant blame them 😂

[@davidjackson9680]

They don’t do anything for the local eco system

[@davidjackson9680]

They only benefit people not the other animals

[@hanszer0729]

They did actually, they sent bunch of armies to killed the hippos, and the photos of the armies stand with the dead hippos bring outrageous to people

[@candylove49]

@@hanszer0729 Yes, I remember that. People got upset… not sure why that stopped them though.

[@DChappelle27]

"Why would Aliens want to watch us?" This. This is why.

[@abrahancruzito5098]

That's what I'm saying we're like comedy channel to them

[@satanofficial3902]

@@abrahancruzito5098 "It is the Will of Landru." ---Albert Einstein

[@grtwhtbnr]

Watch Joe Rogans view on Aliens and the Kardashians

[@abrahancruzito5098]

@@grtwhtbnr thanks 👍🏼

[@jaidenarias5912]

Do you want to talk/learn about God and Jesus? God and Jesus both love you and can help you with whatever you may be going through

[@Snapshot_the_Mad_Hatter]

Hippos ain’t cute, they’re terrifying, they turn crocodiles into leather boots if they get to close, no to mention, they’re hyper aggressive… Also have you seen the skull of a Hippo?

[@drswaqqinscheckingin7210]

hehe big round cute water baby

[@kyatri9496]

They are thooo.

[@rachelt4792]

I still think they're cute. From a great, great distance.

[@serwano3758]

They even kill their own childs tf r people talking about

[@FAITHandLOGIC]

Killing.crocs are the only good thing about them.

[@micahaelkins-kohn4553]

I love the hypocrisy in humans being like “dude this species is charismatic and cute but the damage to the ecosystem is outrageous” meanwhile we’re just wrecking the planet to a degree hippos couldn’t never.

[@scarletwitch6023]

Do you mean the Hippo-cracy 😂😂😂

[@theocrass2067]

A huge part of the damage we do is introducing invasive species to other biomes tho! Like you can't divorce these hippos from their origin. They didn't swim over to South America, they were brought there!

[@edominguez8999]

hmm yeah and and what are you suggesting exactly? Admitting they're a huge problem and trying to deal with it somehow is literally the one way forward. For those particular ecosystems, the damage that these invasive hippos are doing is literally worse than, for instance, climate change, by becoming top predators out of the blue and severely altering the quality of water and soils, with obvious consequences for the overall health of animal (and human!) populations.

[@terramater]

Sterilization is an extremely difficult task. We accompanied a team during this process and actually catching one was the easiest part. The surgery on spot in the Colombian heat was tough. And the animal had to be transported to a different place for regeneration, many hours drive through cartel lands.. There are just not enough resources in Colombia for all the hippos.

[@circadianvenus7119]

Wow that’s a cool job but just wondering If catching them is easiest part why can’t they catch and transport them back to Africa.

[@deelee4639]

@@circadianvenus7119 heavy

[@theinquisitor7191]

Killing popos bad! Let's go green. Lol.

[@abdoaldwaib4998]

@@circadianvenus7119 they would do so if any one wants to pay the expenses

[@KevinRAAMAAAGE]

@@abdoaldwaib4998 Columbia is not a rich nation. People get fed, or the hippos do. And the government doesn't care

[@Eusantdac]

"Castrating a hippo ... practically impossible." - Yea, I can see that. I wouldn't try castrating a hippo if someone gave me a million dollars.

[@OJA-jf7bp]

That better be a damn good life insurance policy.

[@kingpest13]

She also said "balls" right after that 😹😹😹

[@zanna8549]

I would easily

[@DMWBN3]

I would, do they stipulate if its needed alive or dead after?? 😏😕

[@beareble-lion4446]

Xanax drat gun and a device which quickly does the cutting and stiches.

[@deeal5336]

Hippo walks up to camera man… Hippo: “Didya get that thing I sentcha?” Camera Man: “…….”

[@lisaconnelly5443]

They will rip your arms off just to have a toy to play with but yes they are ‘super cute’. Why do you all think Escobar had hippos in the first place? 😉

[@sourendranarayanroy5239]

People forget rationality when they see someone cute.

[@jetmundo]

Slow ppl maybe

[@views-qw9tf]

Easy to say hard to understand

[@DarkCrusade]

Cute? Lol

[@GravyHucker]

That's how my kids got here...

[@dregling5884]

Nope. I'm down to shoot.

[@eliriederer5310]

Start selling hunting tags to Americans. That should do the trick.

[@michaelfried3123]

Yeah, yeah, those hippos would take a dirt nap quickly if you get us involved...

[@IntellectOnly]

Looooooool

[@demonspitfire7023]

Everyone like this so the Americans see hippo problem solved as soon as a price is on their head

[@Gizziiusa]

@@demonspitfire7023 No, no, no. you are not getting it. Not paying the Americans to come down there to hunt/kill them. The Americans will be willing to pay alot of money to come down to hunt them. They are called international trophy hunters. As an aside: Africa has a thriving "hunter tourism".

[@ericnortan9012]

They would be eradicated within a week

[@richrollin1596]

“Not only are there ‘balls’ internal”…. Nice terminology vice lol

[@martinlebreton6235]

"But Hippos are ao cute..." Then they show video of one doing the poop-peller.

[@piyush942004]

Narcopotamus

[@yoboiiisean3666]

Lmao 😂😂😂🤣🤣

[@dino4812]

good one

[@paolo3794]

Now on netflix

[@billbadass3773]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@ItchyPilauBoto]

Plata o hippo

[@saulloll8547]

"local eco-activist": they are cute dont kill them. What shes actually trying to say: these hippos are what runs this place. Don't kill them, we want money.

[@dongambino5308]

I mean yeah this is a small place in Colombia, they need all the money they can get

[@ecclesiasticman4417]

The livelihood of people is more important than the extinction of a few species.

[@rayyanibrahim451]

@@ecclesiasticman4417 Actually the hippos have not done much to significantly effect tourism. What they do earn usually goes into the hands of the already rich, the locals get none of it.

[@noahbutler9180]

@@rayyanibrahim451 that’s not exactly a fair statement they have improved tourism objectively and any money that comes in to Columbia legally is good for the country regardless of who is the primary beneficiary

[@rayyanibrahim451]

@@noahbutler9180 They have improved tourism only slightly. Not many people come to Columbia to see the hippos and the money is not directly benefitting the people, it is falling into the hands of the already rich who don't really "need" it. Also ecotourism in different forms (wildlife sighting tours, bird watching, fishing lodges) brings in much more tourists revenue, especially for locals.

[@niggtendo]

Imagine thousands of years from now we'll have a whole new subspecies of hippos cause some crime lord wanted them in his private zoo

[@homeygfunkoffacherryfruitl4971]

Yeah sure, don't kill the hippos. Grandma's gonna feel real different when little Juan is minding his business well back from the water and a hippo decides to eat him for no reason at all.

[@waynewayne8419]

It won't eat him but it will kill him. Nevertheless that's not the issue, Colombia is not built for supporting the hippo. Hell most African areas where they live can barely handle them with all the species there now imagine the puny animals ything to compete with hippos

[@LeonardEisen]

“local eco-activist” i.e. someone’s cheery grandma who doesn’t understand the harm caused by invasive species.

[@fakeprofile9502]

Joe Biden voters. Hahahaha

[@radicalslayer4560]

Trump voters as well lmao they’re crazy, insane

[@starsparklemonkey3390]

The music they played over that woman was perfect. Pefectly captured the lala land she lives in.

[@rock3tcatU233]

Someone who actually lives in the area is a better judge of the harm done by something, compared to some bureaucrat living in a far away city.

[@ssj2camaro21]

@@rock3tcatU233 ignorant comment. You just heard the scientific facts and STILL you think they are good for the area. You are fully aware that hippos are NOT SUPOOSED TO BE OVER THERE! like at all lol

[@livedinpoetry]

Not everyone likes them *pans in on iguana running away*😂

[@EmoShawtyJay]

GET OUTTA THERE IGUANA 😂🤣😂🤣

[@TheOyeoye000]

“It’s like getting your corona virus vaccine “ wtf am I watching

[@lexagarvey6419]

I think it was a multi shot reference but like Phrasing

[@alecnewman6052]

"kill the cocaine hippos" *delightful music plays in the background*

[@laratomoon1837]

“don’t kill them because they are animals that want to live, as we do” she said while less fascinating and less profitable animals are dying because of the hippos

[@Amicodablack]

Killing um castrating..im like what the hell these people talking about..that’s insane.

[@chocolatemilk2076]

The lungs of the earth are at risk along with the fish and unnatural erosion

[@Amicodablack]

@@chocolatemilk2076 not unnatural..the earth has been going through phases for billions of years..we been here a couple mins comparatively

[@jorgeandrade2997]

I know right, the ignorance and double standards.

[@AveSatanasDK]

@@chocolatemilk2076 the Amazon forest isn't the lungs of the world.

[@amirabrown4990]

if “i’ll still run things after i’m dead” was a person

[@ninasalgado4405]

🤣😂🤣😂

[@sii9423]

Seriously

[@Lilkego]

Factz Pablo a legend

[@getmeoutofsanfrancisco9917]

Once the damage done to their ecosystem by the hippos starts negatively impacting their economy, their "love" for the hippo's will soon dry up. "Hippo meat, $5 a lb"

[@evegreenification]

Well said.

[@shadetreemech290]

How about $1500 to shoot one.

[@almamater489]

So the problem is money. The best way to get rid of hippos is to make the tourists aware of the damage they're representing. The less money natives receive from this hippo business. The more likely the people are to get rid of them

[@davehart1027]

Mmmm....if you got rid of the hippos, how much of an impact would that have on the natives who make money from them? Guess the un effical soloution would be to have someone work out how many the local eco system could support, and charge a ridiculous amount for people to cull them in a big game hunt thing... are their teeth tusk like? As ethically culling, could sell that, columbian coke hippo leather could be a thing, handbag or seat and bags on a motorcyle, and guess the chinese would buy the meat... just need to make sure theyre kinda enclosed, set up a nature reserve

[@viceralman8450]

LMAO the turist be like i dont give a F. the solution is a bullet and put a end to this circus once and for all.

[@falcone5287]

Am I the only one who read 'cocaine hippos' and thought these hippos are drug addicts? Lol

[@kirkboesch9734]

I thought if they could get the hippos off cocaine it might slow down the breeding! Lol I assumed they were living near fields of cocaine plants and it was there main treat! Kinda disappointed now.

[@ceciliacarrillo6923]

I thought the same thing

[@etcwhatever]

Viva colombia hahahah

[@lovernatz]

No. No I didn’t.

[@kgabojacobeth2542]

I thought they had cocaines in them, like they still using them to smuggle coke🤣😂

[@porter478]

I don’t really find hippos cute, they are homicidal creatures that I would not not get close to pass the 10 meter mark cause they can really put you to sleep indefinitely, thank you very much

[@gaia8840]

Something cute can be dangerous 🤨

[@porter478]

@@gaia8840 very true, I can say that about my ex

[@porter478]

@@gaia8840 but in this case the danger fact outweighs the cute one,l hahaha

[@gaia8840]

@@porter478 I mean the problem in that case is that humans are stupid hahah if they find something cute I don't know how our brain are wired but a lot of us just ignore the danger. It's like the guy on komodo island who just to taste a special fruit jumped into the komodo inclosure and got killed. I just think a lot of people can't accept that the whole world is not for us haha

[@flaboy32225]

@@gaia8840 go hug a Panda Bear and come back and tell us about your endeavors 😏

[@jessapi6328]

Before y’all hate on hippos - did you know there are two kinds? These are Nile hippos but there are also Pygmy hippos which are much much smaller, solitary, more land dwelling, and extremely endangered. These hippos certainly do not belong here and if culling them needs to be done it should - but don’t spread hate for a whole group of animals you don’t know anything about. It can be detrimental to the Pygmy hippo.

[@superlumbagoman9370]

True. Underrated comment

[@calvin5541]

The funniest part of this is how hacienda neapolis got turned into a theme park😂only in Colombia lol

[@salgueddie]

plagiarizing the Jurassic Park font and aesthetic lmao

[@EcoMouseChannel]

"Eco Apathy" is actually more harmful to the environment that you are trying to protect. You need to be proactive and pragmatic. Sometimes we have to face reality and bring things back into balance, when it was our fault in the first place.

[@Infection3d]

Hi Thanos.

[@jackpack4711]

@@Infection3d lmao

[@dennisthegreatest]

Most pragmatic thing is to take out the humans

[@UltraGamer9999999999]

@@dennisthegreatest u first

[@DanielCruz-js4oh]

@@dennisthegreatest starting with you ,yeah why not.

[@eroc198231]

"These are cocaine hippos ." Me : " crack babies ."

[@munenex]

😂😂😂

[@purplespeckledappleeater8738]

Colombia's celebrity crack babies... They're so cute until they grow up and there's 1,500 of them wandering around looking for cabbage.

[@southernhoodoobelle3099]

You know what?! 😩😂

[@reikahime]

Reminded me of crack baby basketball from South Park LOL

[@VanessaBellaBeauty]

😂😂😂 I’m dead.

[@v.j.bartlett]

Considering they are an invasive species, what about selling some of them to nature reserves and wildlife parks else where in the world. That would work around the 'don't kill' feeling and bring in some money.

[@viceralman8450]

They are literal free and yet nobody have come for them.

[@fiiredark]

There aren’t even any organizations that exist to protect hippos because they are not in need of protecting. The females weigh 3,000 pounds, and males can weigh up to 10,000 pounds. They couldn’t get control of the original 4, that’s why this problem exists. So no, that will not work at all.

[@matthew-jy5jp]

Well just like the drug dealer was no good for his country. he seemed to know very little of what was good for his own country

[@Haziq123Ariff]

you cannot be an ECO-ACTIVIST without caring about the ECOSYSTEM.

[@bruskydu]

It meant Economy with how she phrased that there's a tourism business with the hippos being there 🙃

[@maximilianbuermann420]

True Worlds dude, just kill them they are too many...

[@Cruzer871]

@@maximilianbuermann420 sad but true they gotta go

[@pwd1134]

@@maximilianbuermann420 They should just make his estate pay to relocate them honestly.

[@JoeMama-tl4tr]

If you’re American you can do whatever you want

[@icarusunited]

Not sure if you know this. Hippos don't have natural predators. While extremely young, hippos are vulnerable, but the mother and father hippos will absolutely kill anything that gets close.

[@larryxiang822]

hippos are irl raid bosses. thick armor, huge jaws with long sharp tusks, and surprising mobility

[@belland_dog8235]

The only 2 things that are a threat to them (at least in Africa) are rhinos and elephants. Rhinos are stupid and can usually just be scared off, if not that horn could pose a serious threat. Elephants on the other hand have no problem bullying hippos if they want. Neither are predators tho.

[@dreammaker9642]

Africa has large prides of Lions that will hunt them from time to time in specific conditions. Africa also does not have as many bodies of water and goes through long periods of dryness, meaning due to their aggressive and territorial nature Hippos compete and kill each other which means they kind of regulate themselves. Columbia has none of that. Which means unless we kill them now when they’re aren’t that many, their population will grow out of control until it destroys the entire Colombian ecosystem in a domino effect. The lack of education in that subject is why so many people are like “no they cute leave them there” not knowing that’s going to eventually destroy the very fish and plants they rely on to survive. When invasive species find themselves somewhere because humans put them there, it is our responsibility to take them out.

[@serwano3758]

For yall information hippos r menace to society they even kill their own children and yeah a pack of lion could kill him but why tf should they its not worth lions would only do that if they have to thats means except for humans and elefants the only enemy they have r other hippos

[@Papa_Straight]

@@larryxiang822 Welp....time to bring out my rpg and make some hippo soup

[@sreekanthpillai7778]

"Not only are their balls internal " hahaha very professional

[@Josh-fj9hi]

Hippos are like giant English bulldogs and I love every one of them especially the little babies 😤😤

[@janemba42]

That doesn't make it ok for them to devistate local wildlife. Either the hippos go or the entire ecosystem goes. What would you rather. 80 dead hippos or an entire ecosystem of tens of thousands of animals dead?

[@bruhmaster2387]

When your realized this hippo's is carrying Pablo Escobars legacy

[@nokiot9]

I wonder what he’s say if you showed him this 😂

[@jenson1569]

@UCN_s05yRQqs3k112khAzTlA would still be interesting

[@flipmasterflo]

„When you have realized that these Hippos are…“

[@Gadget-Walkmen]

Destroying Colombia, one step at a time.

[@lostspider343]

those hippos wouldn't give a damn about culling the villagers who adore them

[@marcxworld5708]

@Dean Pening even if they did they probably still wouldn't care lol

[@tollph3314]

@@marcxworld5708 like humans you mean :D ?

[@marcxworld5708]

@@tollph3314 yeah, with intelligence you just kinda stop caring, but hippos always didn't care lol

[@ricky7973]

What do you expect from a bunch of illiterate wheat farmers?

[@marcxworld5708]

@Uhh Sure thank you uhh sure

[@stegosaur9812]

I feel bad for the hippos because it's not their fault that they are there and they are just trying to live. It's not good that they are damaging the local ecosystem but I wish there was another way they could live without being killed

[@browniepudding8315]

Not gonna lie it made me smile ear to ear hearing how much that lady loves the hippos. I love all animals. Even hippos

[@megaraph5551]

These hippos will finally accomplish Pablo Escobar's dream of taking over Colombia. All hail King Hippo Escobar!

[@cenzala22]

the true heir

[@shaileycastellanos3446]

Hahaha 😅

[@ZEDNANREHIGH]

🤣

[@utahboxergirl11]

Babar meets Escobar 😂

[@BiG-JuPO1O1]

YAY HIPPO

[@LordGizmo]

Hippos are awful, they're extraordinarily aggressive and dangerous beasts. The only 'benefit' of having them is that you can look at them, and even then you can't get close without risking being dragged under water and torn apart.

[@mike_hunt4783]

Humans are worse lol

[@damnitstroubleman]

The hippos in South America aren't as aggressive as the hippos in Africa. Easy living has made them a lot less temperamental

[@LordGizmo]

@@mike_hunt4783 As a whole? Sure. But one on one with a hippo, you're more likely to be attacked than not.

[@LordGizmo]

@@damnitstroubleman You say that, but there are documented cases of hippos who were hand-fed from a young age kill their owners. It's not to be taken lightly.

[@damnitstroubleman]

@@LordGizmo bruh... Don't be that guy who blames other animals for the stupidity of humans. Anyone stupid enough to _"own"_ a 2 ton wild animal deserves whatever comes their way. You know this. I know this. Give the hippos their space, and problems will be minimal. That's all it comes down to.

[@thedoruk6324]

2:11 - Casual Geographic *should* tell this granny why she will regret saying these Hippos are murderous brutes

[@HobowithaFesti]

I literally came here to see hippos doing coke at a round table…

[@lynx8437]

I love how these "eco activists" are actually doing more damage to the environment and their home by letting them live an run around by taking care of them, even if they eliminate just a few each year, seasonal hunting like we have here.

[@mariasalas3888]

You’re totally right, they are senseless. In the future they will have bigger issues if they don’t act now.

[@jamese5936]

People are retarded once they get into groups. All logic goes down the drain. Even with the lost of aquatic species those idiots don't care because they can't see the fish vanishing.

[@arislopes1924]

I see them spreading all over South America through the rivers system eventually making it to the Amazon what a environmental disaster in the making smh

[@imold5363]

they're brainless

[@kristiankho]

People say anything they can to keep an income source. They are probably making money off the hippos.

[@eric_andrews]

If you're interested in stories about killing invasive species look into the thousands of invasive goats that they killed on the Galapagos with a helicopter and a sniper because they were eating the Galapagos tortoises same food source. It saved the tortoises

[@Northwestscapes]

I remember that story! Super interesting way to do it, but effective ad we've seen. If anyone doesn't know what happened, they strapped a tracking collar to 1 Goat and released back into the Galapagos. That goat would find other colonies of goats, and the government would follow it and then kill all the goats from the helicopter. They would spare the goat that had the collar, and it would go and find another group of goats. Rinse and Repeat until all the Goats were wiped out

[@f.m.b2372]

@@Northwestscapes they make a goat snitch 😂😂😂😂

[@happyjoy3210]

It's in my textbook !!

[@bottomtext]

ngl that sounds like a really fun job for the sniper lmao

[@Ehl_]

I thought you said the goats killed the tortoises with snipers...

[@alphacrocodile5947]

Australia: We lost a war against Emus Colombia: *Hold my coffee*

[@kemmydavinci6769]

Lol “multiple shots for Sterilization just like the Corona virus”

[@fairallni]

Don’t question it, just do what we say is good for the greater good!

[@splitdragon3004]

“We want the hippos” They say until they have too many hippos and a family gets murdered

[@f.m.b2372]

people already been killed but money talk

[@kyleking16]

Exactly my thoughts

[@l.austin2371]

"We need the bees" They say that until a bee stings someone who is allergic and dies. Split dragon is an idiot this is their planet not ours we just fucking it up

[@splitdragon3004]

@@l.austin2371 lmao what are you on about? Those hippos aren’t doing anything useful and are invasive, actively killing the local wildlife. They were literally imported by a drug lord. Bees make honey for other animals, provide food for ants, and allow plants to survive.

[@ninurak3543]

@@l.austin2371 we do need the bees since they have a positive impact on the ecosystem. The hippos would have a negative impact on this one since they are an invasive species. They shouldn't have been in that habitat to begin with. The only idiot here is you, since you cannot comprehend how these are two wildy different things.

[@WhalesWilly]

That woman doesn't care about the hippos, she emphasized the economy twice.

[@nikhilmishra5009]

Bro it is only one persons fault Pablo Escobar she is clearly neutral

[@claireluo9885]

Aint nobody care about the hippos

[@brandyc9645]

I mean they don't exactly have the best economy I'm the first place of course she doesn't want to lose her livelyhood

[@Bellalisa3000]

And that’s a valid reason dude. Money doesn’t grow on trees and people have their livelihoods around an opportunity that came from a person that made their lives hell, this needs to be considered as well and making a lady out to be greedy bc she’s concerned about the locals not being below the poverty line is short sighted. I’m not saying the hippos should stay there but the solution offered is not taking into account the lives of locals who will be negatively impacted

[@brandyc9645]

@@Bellalisa3000 couldn't have said it better

[@egytpianblu]

Sad to say but… Get rid of them Pablo is still causing problems beyond the grave.

[@fernandod4046]

Never in my life would I have thought that Colombia would have a hippo problem

[@user-jo3hb8wh2t]

"Not only are their balls internal" Me *immediately checks what channel this is.

[@djoverkin]

Ikr🤣. Even if it's vice, their employees shouldn't just say "balls".

[@elcanariodownunder7989]

Lmao, i was thinking that too.

[@chrisgould101]

My sack hangs slightly to the side

[@Youonlyliveonce8883]

Lmaooo i thought I heard wrong lmaoo

[@CounterRyu]

I think you mean testicles or reproductive organs. Balls xD

[@pumpkinheadzj-o437]

‘Internal Balls’ … these animals have reached the next stage of evolution.

[@alexlun4464]

Hippos have literally no weaknesses

[@naswiipp]

More like they usually live in waters filled with crocodiles. That evolution happened long ago.

[@alexiz.7569]

If you are that big, imagen the size of your balls. You would not want to bounce around in water then XD

[@alexiz.7569]

@@naswiipp Hippos kill a crocodile in a pack if a crocodile attempts to do something they usually don't take that risk.

[@dvoovra6975]

If you were to do some basic research you'll find that is a very common thing in nature, think it's free

[@AZVIDS]

“Not only are their balls internal….”😅😂🤣

[@brandonteal7211]

They should just make a friggin "escobar hippo exhibit". I'd love to see them lol

[@ramenfever2695]

Imagine passing out after eating your favorite food and waking up with no balls :(

[@anitalopez2770]

Wtff🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@theshuman100]

roofied

[@fadzlyag2700]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@amiruddinsyah3505]

Waking up with blank shot 🤣

[@Harman.s.ghotra]

D:

[@rpsgrayfox]

I care about the environment, and by environment I mean my personal enjoyment of an invasive species based purely on aesthetics with no regard for the actual ecosystem...

[@beckybecky9304]

just because they don’t do anything for the ecosystem doesn’t mean we should kill it. humans are horrible for the system.

[@madbymycommentumad9041]

@@beckybecky9304 no

[@beckybecky9304]

@@madbymycommentumad9041 ew

[@justinanthonysanchez7015]

@becky becky it's not that hippos aren't doing anything for the ecosystem, it's the fact that they're KILLING the ecosystem

[@zoesolanki961]

@@beckybecky9304 An invasive species could actually contribute to other native animals in the habitat to go extinct, surely you wouldn't want that?

[@cesar9252]

if the megafauna of colombia was lost just 10,000+ years ago a hippo could actually fill a lost ecological niche of similar sized extinct herbivores.

[@Bern_il_Cinq]

They hit Escobar’s estate with the Jurassic Park font 😂

[@Noname123rr]

I guess we broke our calculator when calculating humans

[@pavithramc956]

Right 😂😂😂

[@flowrepins6663]

thats because they defeated the wrong enemy in ww2.

[@Alex-zg7vq]

@@flowrepins6663 Who was the real enemy?

[@donovanstone4095]

@@flowrepins6663 this is dark. ive been there. its okay go get help brother. but remember only italy. their corporate model we have laid successfully, perfectly balancing the working class with big business. Our union days were dark, remember? but we got past that. well, kinda but were regressing to wage slavery again and need to unionize once more as a nation. thats it really. Our nation does have solid foundations, we just need to, in a grassroots manner, allow individuals regardless of race to promote individual liberty and expell hatred and promote our nation acrossed earth hopefully uniting humanity and harmoniously moving through the galaxy. also the death penalty for predatory business practices.

[@fatfish2066]

@@donovanstone4095 Italian nationalist coping

[@ascheuring1]

Probably not a good idea to say "Its like getting your corona virus vaccine" when talking about sterilization ...

[@chocolatediamonds5760]

💯💯

[@iwatchtrashtv213]

Lol 😆 has me thinking now

[@kneelingfish437]

Yeah...probably not

[@meb777]

Hint hint!

[@Anonymous-wy5dc]

I knew it

[@mansoart5036]

2:08 lmao does she even know the effects of an invasive species? The fact that they even call her and eco-activist is freakin hilarious

[@brianboisguilbert6985]

She’s about as qualified as some of the virtue signaling commenters here.

[@aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa420]

I’ve been watching The Onion so much that I thought this was from that channel… I was wrong.

[@reyalexandro]

Lmao people saying to just sell them. are you going to risk your life to go capture them?

[@MrMooMooHat]

People forget how real life is. O YEAH LET ME GO CATCH 80+ hippos easy

[@MrMooMooHat]

Put them in my spare hippo cages I have laying around

[@MrMooMooHat]

Anyone wants 80 hippos whole sale

[@thrashandburn10221]

Free hippos: carry-out only

[@KapteinFruit]

@@thrashandburn10221 Carry out only LOL xD Good luck.

[@killerwhale2419]

“Don’t kill the hippos. How else will we profit of tourism…”

[@thebiggestmonkey9172]

I mean yeah those people do need that money to survive

[@Nzosaba_Matenge]

@@thebiggestmonkey9172 but for how long? These beasts will destroy everything around them and they'll lose more than just their income

[@gummy5862]

@@thebiggestmonkey9172 Bro just deal drugs like a normal Colombian.

[@tylermallory2504]

Sell hunting licenses. Dangerous game hunting is big business!

[@bigsmall246]

@@Nzosaba_Matenge these people don't give a damn about the environment. They only care about their profits now. They probably also do not believe the hippos are doing any harm. It's the same everywhere. It's also the same reason many people deny climate change.

[@ginariley3857]

The ignorance of the locals 😑

[@wesbesttreacts4515]

Real talk though, internal balls are big evolutionary W

[@yungkub119]

"The Hippos are Polluting the Water with their poop and are Destroying Nature" Humans: throws cigarette in water 😑

[@jethrotapdasan1477]

Facts

[@ssj2camaro21]

Not even close

[@ssj2camaro21]

They do it naturally, cigarettes at least have to be made

[@drakes4625]

i assure you several tons of poop (that causes algae blooms) is worse than a few cigarettes

[@jerryperez5267]

lol cigarette butts are nothing compared to the millions of algae bloom caused by these overpopulated hippos' turds.

[@joesantana6429]

Imagine your house being turned into a theme park smh Pablo was really the plug

[@noone8118]

"To steralize them, Basically you have to give them a couple of shots like the Coronavirus vaccine "... Wait what ?.????

[@XC20248]

Let's transport them to Australia so we can finally see Hippos vs Salties

[@MatthewJAndreas]

Anyone with an opinion today is considered an “activist”

[@darthkrator9366]

Everyone on tiktok

[@auvriellie]

@@darthkrator9366 lmao

[@natureblank1401]

"Different opinion"

[@PoseidonGod]

I’m an activist fighting for my kitchen floor

[@owenmorales7269]

Crazy how he died and how he still has an impact till this day

[@sheldoneuos]

For real

[@philthyweiner4688]

His spirit resides in Christmas coke.

[@pikajuan7108]

@@sheldoneuos Hola, mi amigo 👋😄

[@autismobinch135]

A lot of commenters calling a rural impoverished Colombian village “greedy” from the comfort of an air conditioned building.

[@hellboigordo5503]

Pablo in death still wreaking havoc😂

[@adriand1181]

I seriously never knew hippos 🦛 have “internal balls”

[@austincde]

Come to think of it I've never seen them before, now I know why

[@donnaadom8483]

Learn something new every day...

[@sn1ffy85]

Wheres the womans "balls"? Internal...

[@SwingingPythons]

Name me one animal that's technically not?

[@LowkAlexander]

These same people are gonna cry about how there's nothing to fish anymore

[@DatGinnga]

I’m weak 😂

[@ronaldwestbeal2269]

Wait till the hippos start getting territorial people gona die

[@vilecrocodile9171]

Vice could've interviewed the hungry fishermen but they were busy giving hippo tours.

[@shiretsu]

Thanks for reminding me it’s like getting a covid vaccine - I was having trouble understanding the concept of a shot

[@Fred-eg9sx]

Introduce a predator...then we'll deal with that predator later lol.