HIPPOS... WHERE? How hippos end up in places you'd NEVER expect!

How hippos ended up in South America and almost ended up in North America! Two shorts will follow this video: the longer version of the lake cow bacon and a fascinating video on hippo tra*f*icki*g. Keep a look out for those! THANKS EVERYONE!

SOURCES BELOW:
Hippopotamus, Wikipedia, dated Feb 15 2022.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippopotamus

YOUTUBE VIDEO: Getting chased by an angry hippo, 2018.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEXYw91lQuY

The Crazy, Ingenious Plan to Bring Hippopotamus Ranching to America; by Greg
Miller, Wired Magazine, dated December 20, 2013.
https://www.wired.com/2013/12/hippopotamus-ranching/

Background information, Wikipedia; dated Feb 15, 2022. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippopotamus_in_Colombia

Why scientists want to kill Colombia's hippos, by Fernando Duarte, BBC World Service, dated 11 February 2021. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-56011594

Pablo Escobar’s ‘cocaine hippos’ are legally people, U.S. court rules, by Amy Cheng, Washington Post, dated October 26, 2021. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/10/26/pablo-escobar-cocaine-hippos- colombia/

In Colombia, Escobar’s hippos spawn another problem: Wildlife trafficking; by Diana María, Mongabay News, dated 8 February 2022. https://news.mongabay.com/2022/02/in-colombia-escobars-hippos-spawn-another- problem-wildlife-trafficking/

YOUTUBE VIDEO: Lion Vs. Hippo: Mother Defends Calf From Lion Attack; Truly channel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSiaQb0zD_s&t=1s
Barcroft TV Website: http://www.barcroft.tv/

YOUTUBE VIDEO: Hippo Poop Spray; from
thefijianwarrior333; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nw5GVLbZzs0