They have no natural predators in the small nation and are growing out of control.
imported several hippos to his Hacienda Napoles ranch, located about 125 miles from Bogota along the Magdalena River. Now, they have become a problem for the small nation as they keep multiplying and have no natural predators.The animals are descendants of four hippos imported from Africa illegally and weigh up to 3 tons each. Authorities are now considering sending the hippos to India and Mexico as part of a plan to control their population.
However, that’s not enough to make up for the fact that their feces change the composition of the rivers and could impact the habitat of manatees and capybaras. In 2021, they were declared a toxic invasive species by Colombia's government.They are popular amongst the locals who refer to them as “pets,” but a local biologist toldcorrespondent Manuel Bojorquez in 2019 that the "dangerous" and "territorial" species is anything but.
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