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The Second Worst Thing Pablo Escobar Had Done

February 08, 2022 • Dr. Sip Siperstein and Melissa McCue-McGrath • Season 2 • Episode 1

Season 2 is here with a bang - Pablo Escobar's theme park and zoo backfired spectacularly, and we have a driving animal who is absolutely better than most Boston drivers. Alright, let's do this!

Resources for today:
Invasive Hippos:
The Truth about Animals by Lucy Cooke (book)
https://www.businessinsider.com/how-colombia-can-get-rid-of-pablo-escobars-hippos-2021-6

https://www.grunge.com/186303/how-pablo-escobars-former-hippos-are-ruining-colombia/

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/colombia-cocaine-hippos-rewilding-experiment-news?loggedin=true

https://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/stats/Geography/Land-area/Square-miles

Driving goldfish :
The authors of “From fish out of water to new insights on navigation mechanisms in animals” published in Behavioral Brain Science.( Shachar Givon, Matan Samina, Ohad Ben-Shahar, Ronen Segev)

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Dr. Sip is a practicing veterinarian in and around Oakland/Berkeley, California. More about Dr. Sip and her veterinary work can be found here: DrSipVet.com/

Melissa can be heard on her other podcast, BewilderBeasts (safe for work and kids, unlike this show!) and at MelissaMcCueMcGrath.com

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