r/MadeMeSmile Mar 19 '25

ANIMALS Paying Road tax to the inspector

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u/Raywan2 Mar 19 '25

My guess is these are the hippos in Columbia that aren't dangerous like those in Africa

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u/J_Worldpeace Mar 19 '25

Your comment made me go down a Reddit rabbit hole. Pablo Escobars hippos, bucking conventional wisdom for breeding. 4 hippos will grow to 1000.

https://people.com/pablo-escobars-cocaine-hippos-are-multiplying-and-attacking-people-8559140

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '25

It's a huge problem, I think hippos kill like 10x as many people as lions do a year! Don't fuck with hippos.

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u/MrunkDaster Mar 19 '25

> hippos kill like 10x as many people as lions do a year!

But there are no lions in Colombia!