About 70 of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar’s ‘cocaine hippos’ will be shipped to India and Mexico as local officials attempt to control their booming numbers. Escobar started with a male and 3 females in the 80s – these days, there are up to 160 of ’em spreading far beyond the family’s ranch.

Alice Springs’ sewage ponds have a special visitor – a lone bulky musk duck has been spotted, making it the first time the bird has been seen in Central Oz in more than 120 years. It’s probably lost, but local zoologist Mark Carter says it’s “like Beyonce and Prince and Elvis have all turned up at once.”

The Florida Keys has hosted its annual conch shell-blowing contest, with Canadian Carol Whiteley winning with the loudest blast. She says she plays the shell at her riverside home to celebrate sunsets, which must be a real treat for her neighbours…