Wed. 1/13 - Pablo Escobar's Hippos Are Out of Control

Cool Stuff Daily · Jan 13, 2021 · 15m

Pablo Escobar’s pet hippos have multiplied and are ravaging part of Colombia’s capital. An AI that can create very impressive and artistic images from text commands. Maybe a little too impressive. And a discovery in England this week that could’ve been way worse.

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Pablo Escobar's hippos are the world's largest invasive species (Washington Post)

American Hippo by Sarah Gailey

American Hippopotamus (Atavist Magazine)

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