Thursday, 14 November 2013
German zoo forced to rename Fidel the crocodile
It seems a young crocodile at a German zoo is having a politically-inspired identity crisis.
Zookeepers at the Hoyerswerda zoo in Saxony had given the facility’s new arrivals — seven
little reptile hatchlings — names that evoked their Cuban homeland. One of them, who had been dubbed “Fidel,” quickly gained a thuggish reputation, reports the German edition of the European news organization The Local,
“for his aggressive behavior towards his siblings, whom he would regularly attack and bite.”
And that’s when his name became problematic. Cultural groups, including one that has given generous donations
to the zoo, complained about the political overtones, even though zoo officials say they didn’t mean to make a statement.
Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/in-the-loop/wp/2013/11/14/german-zoo-forced-to-rename-fidel-the-crocodile/
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