Alligator of Adolf Hitler preserved forever
Alligator of Adolf Hitler preserved forever
(Dunya News) – German leader Adolf Hitler’s rumored alligator Saturn has been preserved forever after it died this year at the age of 84 in Moscow Zoo.
Born in the United States in 1936, Saturn was moved to the Berlin zoo where he escaped on November 23, 1943, after a bombing raid that killed several of his fellow reptiles.
In 1946, he was found by British soldiers who handed him over to the Soviet authorities. His whereabouts during the intervening three years are "a mystery", the zoo said.
When Saturn was brought to Moscow in July 1946, rumours began circulating that he had been part of Adolf Hitler’s personal collection, the zoo said.
Keeping Saturn, who was a picky eater and liked being massaged with a brush, had been an "honour", the zoo said.
"He came to us after the victory" over Nazi Germany, it said, "and celebrated the 75th anniversary of that victory with us".
It had been "a great joy" to spend all these years with Saturn, the statement said, adding: "We hope we didn’t disappoint him".
