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From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026

His sanctuary is working to import from Colombia several descendants of Escobar’s famous “cocaine hippos,” which were abandoned into the wild after his death in 1993 and have reproduced rapidly, posing environmental challenges.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2024

“There is no evidence that arapaima have reproduced in the wild in Florida,” the FWC said in an email.

From Washington Times • Mar. 14, 2021

Or, humans might have reproduced faster than Neanderthals, multiplying and edging them out.

From The Verge • Oct. 9, 2017

They would thus have reproduced themselves and multiplied.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking