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Los Hipopótamos

2024/7/19
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Gina Paolo Serna博士：作为一名野生动物兽医，我详细描述了河马的生物学特征、攻击性以及它们对哥伦比亚生态系统造成的破坏性影响。我分享了亲身参与河马绝育项目的经验，包括捕捉、麻醉和手术的复杂性和高昂成本，以及对河马进行绝育手术的巨大挑战和风险。我解释了为什么河马绝育是必要的，以及这项工作面临的持续挑战。 Phoebe Judge: 我作为节目主持人，介绍了哥伦比亚河马泛滥的背景故事，追溯到巴勃罗·埃斯科巴尔时代，并讲述了河马对当地环境和居民生活的影响。我采访了相关专家，并呈现了不同视角，包括政府的应对措施、当地居民的看法以及河马绝育项目的进展。 Jorge Caraballo: 作为一名记者，我从巴勃罗·埃斯科巴尔生平和麦德林毒品战争的历史背景出发，解释了河马泛滥问题与哥伦比亚社会和政治的复杂关系。我讲述了埃斯科巴尔如何通过走私动物来炫耀财富，以及他的行为如何对哥伦比亚社会和环境造成长期影响。我还探讨了“毒品旅游”现象，以及它如何将埃斯科巴尔的遗产与哥伦比亚的现代形象联系起来。

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In the 1980s, Pablo Escobar smuggled four hippopotamuses into Colombia for a zoo on his ranch. Today, there are over 160 hippos in the country. “It’s like hippo paradise here. They have water and food all year long. They have no predators…They can do whatever they want."

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