Animals on Drugs
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TV14
Animals
Wildlife biologist Forrest Galante investigates how human drugs are infiltrating ecosystems and intoxicating animals — from meth-exposed gators in Florida to drug-fueled bears and Colombia’s cocaine hippos — uncovering the bizarre consequences of our vices on the natural world.
Matt Roush says...
Gators and hippos and bears, oh my! It seems Cocaine Bear wasn’t that far-fetched after all. Wildlife biologist and adventurer Forrest Galante leads a three-part docuseries (airing in its entirety) that explores the havoc that ensues when animals in the wild are exposed to drugs and alcohol in their natural environments. Galante travels to Colombia to study and try to stop the “cocaine hippos” raised by cartel kingpin Pablo Escobar, aggressive beasts that escaped the abandoned compound. Then he examines the phenomenon of alligators affected by methamphetamines seeping into their waterways, and bears breaking into homes to satisfy their cravings for booze and marijuana edibles. The fault lies not in these beasts but in our own bad habits.
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