It was said to have belonged to Adolf Hitler has died aged 84. The reptile, named Saturn, was found by British soldiers in Berlin after World War Two. The reptile has died at the age of 84 at the Moscow zoo The reptile has died at the age of 84 at the Moscow zooSaturn died at the Russian capital’s zoo where it had been an attraction since 1946. The alligator was born in the wild in Mississippi in 1936 before being caught, shipped to Germany and placed in Berlin zoo pre-war. The story circulated that he was in the Nazi leader’s pet collection. Saturn escaped after the zoo was bombed in 1943 and was found in 1946.
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It was said to have belonged to Adolf Hitler has died aged 84. The reptile, named Saturn, was found by British soldiers in Berlin after World War Two. The reptile has died at the age of 84 at the Moscow zoo The reptile has died at the age of 84 at the Moscow zooSaturn died at the Russian capital’s zoo where it had been an attraction since 1946. The alligator was born in the wild in Mississippi in 1936 before being caught, shipped to Germany and placed in Berlin zoo pre-war. The story circulated that he was in the Nazi leader’s pet collection. Saturn escaped after the zoo was bombed in 1943 and was found in 1946.
Bio: Colleen Perry
Bio: Colleen Perry
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