On Demand News's video: Pablo Escobar s Hippos May Start Launching Deadly Attacks Experts Warn

Pablo Escobar’s Hippos May Start Launching Deadly Attacks Experts Warn Colombia is facing a growing hippo problem thanks to Pablo Escobar. He arranged for four hippos to be brought to his 5,500-acre estate in the 1980s. The animals were abandoned in the illegal private zoo after his death. Government attempts to control their reproduction have had no real impact on population growth. Scientists warn numbers could swell to 1,500 by 2035 and start attacking humans. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/ODNsubs Twitter: https://twitter.com/ODN Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ODN/ If you wish to purchase any of our clips for commercial use, please visit: http://www.itnproductions.co.uk/news/