Beloved Colombian hippos pose environmental dilemma
Tuesday, February 11, 2020 - 15:40
in Paleontology & Archaeology
At dusk, the street lights flicker on around a city park, located not far from the Magdalena River in Colombia. An enormous figure emerges from the shadows. It lumbers forward, stopping to graze on the grass. The scene verges on surreal: A hippopotamus—in South America.