Dhe Moscow Zoo mourns the loss of its alligator Saturn, which broke out of the Berlin Zoo in World War II and was subsequently brought to Russia. The Russian zoo said on Saturday that the animal had turned 84 and died of old age. “This is an extremely remarkable age.” In the wild, life expectancy is only between 30 and 50 years. “Saturn had a long and varied life,” it said.
The 3.50 meter long animal was born in the United States around 1936 and then came to Berlin. The alligator was able to break out of the zoo on November 23, 1943. It was only accidentally discovered by British soldiers three years later. How he spent this time is a mystery.
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In July 1946 he was transported to Moscow. After that, the myth was born that the alligator might have heard of Adolf Hitler, the zoo continued. This has also been widely speculated in Germany. However, there are no documents that could prove this.
