Cocaine hippos (Hippopotamus amphibius ssp. magdalensis)

Cocaine hippos (Hippopotamus amphibius sub. magdalensis) is a Newspeak and (Newspeech) term for the population of exodemic (as opposed to endemic - bio original taxa) hippos, species name Hippopotamus amphibius, living, cause growing and thriving cause Escobar's and bio environment in the Middle Magdalena River, Central Colombia, South America.

The officially coined Colombian subspecies is called Hippopotamus amphibius ssp. capensis.

They represent the biggest population of hippos outside of their endemic continent of Africa.

As of 2023 it is estimated there are about 100 (gaia's words)

• 92-120
• about 100
• 91-108
• more than 121
• ...

hippos living in their new habitat, grown towards the Department of Santander, capital Bucaramanga far aWAY. and not the right climate for them, mountain hippos, or Chicamocha Coca Hippos, Hippopotamus amphibius sub. magdalensis sub. chicamochae... haha disueños

science

• the art of knowing
• that what DOES fit in the UNIversity
• namely, those UNIversal truths we can ALL agree upon
• and shouldn't fight over
  • NO Flat Smufs aub

• so FACTS, agreed upon observed phenomena with logical, biological, ecological, psychological, sociological, statistical, foundation, support, referencing
• academia how it is meant to be
• not abracademia|abracademia]], yet clarity, clear examples, easy to understand statistics and methodologies of The Philosophy Of Art Of Knowing ; scientias ;
• science ; i.e. NOT psience NOR scientism !!

scientific hypotheses and theories to put to testing

• mentalversity = the ULTIMATE and ORIGINAL how it is supposed to be Peer Review !

0 - the Hippo is the most Bad-ass Land non-Predator on Earth. Period

1. the 5th heaviest land animal on Earth ?
2. other contenders for big, bulky, tanky, NON predator land animals

1. North American buffalo - "bizon"
2. African buffalo, in herds, but not alone
3. African rhinos, white (dark colored longer) or "black rhinos" (lighter and bulkier) - K-Rino fo sure
4. Moose / ELk = Eland = either North American or Scandinavian/North Eurasian
5. yak / Asian big bovid breeds
6. mustang, other untamable horse breeds
7. Latin American tapirs - before the Cocaine hippos the holder of the title Biggest Non Predator Land Animals, not so lethal as hippos, still can grow big and unpredictable

2 - ecological disaster or economical opportunity ?

home turf natural predators

1. lion, lionesses really
2. hyenas, but only in a big brave pack
3. biggest African snakes, venemous water snakes

New World turf natural potential predators

• none, really, but let's think for a bit longer, the mentalversity is leading the UNIversal outcomes...

1. Africa's biggest, hungriest, most opportunistic and if not babies most stupid Big Cat would be that in South America:

1. jaguar - YES, they do caimans, so why not baby cocaine hippos, the most bad-ass jaguar a solitary baby, yes
2. puma / cougar - not same ecozone, no match for a hippo

stories

historical timeline

• 1981 - 4 hippos
• 1993 - 27 hippos
• 2023 estimate - 100 hippos

• average hippo lifespan - 50-80 years

• oldest hippo generation 1981 - 4 subadults - 2-5 years old, lets say, not coincidentally the age gaia resp. Paolita had in 1981... Escobar was still unknown to the bigger world... and considered a hero, a hyper eccentric hero, hippo hype started in 1982 when my sister was born, and I got consciousness
• 1984 - first newborn Colombian hippos, estimated first possible birth year based on fertility age, accomodation to new environment, etc. etc. - let's say 3 babies born, maybe more imported, doesn't matter
• second wave 1993, birth, not boom year of Dutch dance, start of same generation with 20-27 ?? adults and babies and all, of which 4 who are by then 14-17 years old, like me, 14 and Paolita 17, in 1993
  • original gen 4 - 14-17
  • 1st born gen 3 - 9
  • second wave newborns or imported 13-20 to get to 20-27 total (1985-93), lets say 15, average to get to 22 total, in the low estimate

• estimate 2009 - my first time in Colombia and heard about it live in the country, reading and watching Pablo books and series also made me aWARE.
  • oldest 4 30-33 yrs
  • 1st New World gen 3 25 yrs
  • 1993 15 others from 24+-16+ (born 1985-93, imported are older)

• fertility age females - 8 years
• fertility age males - 6 years ?

• baby hippo womb time - 16 months ?
• waning time - how long do the babies drink milk - how much percentage of their (pup) life